Numbers 20:16-18

English Standard Version

¹⁶ And ^(A)when we cried to the Lord, he heard our voice and ^(B)sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ^17 (C)Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, ^(D)or drink water from a well. We will go along the King's Highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” ¹⁸ But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.”