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From
Kadesh Moses then
sent messengers to the
king of
Edom:
"Thus your
brother Israel has
said, 'You
know all the
hardship that has
befallen us;
~w{d/a .$,l,m -l,a ved'Qim ~yik'a.l;m h,v{m x;l.viY;w ? h'a'l.T;h -l'K tea 'T.[;d'y h'T;a lea'r.fIy '$yix'a r;m'a h{K ? .Wn.t'a'c.m r,v]a
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that our
fathers went down to
Egypt, and we
stayed in
Egypt a
long time, and the
Egyptians treated us and our
fathers badly.
~Iy;r.cim.B b,veN;w h'm.y;r.cim .Wnyet{b]a .Wd.reY;w ? .Wnyet{b]a;l.w ~Iy;r.cim .Wn'l .W[er'Y;w ~yiB;r ~yim'y
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'But when we
cried out to the
LORD, He
heard our
voice and
sent an
angel and
brought us out from
Egypt; now
behold, we are at
Kadesh, a
town on the
edge of your
territory.
x;l.viY;w .Wnel{q [;m.viY;w h'wh.y -l,a q;[.ciN;w ? ved'q.b .Wn.x;n]a heNih.w ~Iy'r.ciMim .Wneaic{Y;w .$'a.l;m ? '$,l.Wb.g hec.q ryi[
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'Please let us
pass through your
land. We will not
pass through field or through
vineyard; we will not even
drink water from a
well. We will
go along the
king's highway, not
turning to the
right or
left,
until * we
pass through your
territory.' "
~,r,k.b.W h,d'f.B r{b][;n a{l '$,c.r;a.b a'N -h'r.B.[;n ? a{l .$elen .$,l,M;h .$,r,D rea.b yem h,T.vin a{l.w ? '$,l.Wb.G r{b][;n -r,v]a d;[ lwa{m.f.W !yim'y h,Jin
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Edom, however,
said to him, "You shall not
pass through us,
or I will
come out with the
sword against you."
b,r,x;B -n,P yiB r{b][;t a{l ~w{d/a wy'lea r,ma{Y;w ? '$,ta'r.qil aecea
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Again, the
sons of
Israel said to him, "We will
go up by the
highway, and
if I and my
livestock do
drink any of your
water, then I will
pay its
price. Let me
only pass through on my
feet,
nothing * else."
h,l][;n h'Lis.m;B ]lea'r.fIy -yen.B wy'lea .Wr.ma{Y;w ? yiT;t'n.w y;n.qim.W yin]a h,T.vin '$y,myem -mia.w ? h'r{b/[,a y;l.g;r.B r'b'D -nyea q;r ~'r.kim
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But he
said, "You shall not
pass through." And
Edom came out
against him with a
heavy force and with a
strong hand.
w{ta'r.qil ~w{d/a aeceY;w r{b][;t a{l r,ma{Y;w ? h'q'z]x d'y.b.W deb'K ~;[.B
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Thus
Edom refused to
allow Israel to
pass through his
territory; so
Israel turned away from him.
w{lUb.giB r{b][ lea'r.fIy -t,a !{t.n ~w{d/a !ea'm.y;w ? wy'l'[em lea'r.fIy jeY;w