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Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land. <a href="/esv/numbers/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. And here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. <a href="/bsb/numbers/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. <a href="/kjv/numbers/20.htm">King James Bible</a> And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: <a href="/nkjv/numbers/20.htm">New King James Version</a> When we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice and sent the Angel and brought us up out of Egypt; now here we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your border. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nasb/numbers/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216But 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. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘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. <a href="/lsb/numbers/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So we cried out to Yahweh, and 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. <a href="/amp/numbers/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But when we cried out to the LORD [for help], He heard us and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. <a href="/csb/numbers/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When we cried out to the LORD, he heard our plea, and sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory. <a href="/asv/numbers/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> and when we cried unto Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. <a href="/cev/numbers/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and when we begged our LORD for help, he answered our prayer and brought us out of that land. Now we are camped at the border of your territory, near the town of Kadesh. <a href="/erv/numbers/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> and when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: <a href="/gwt/numbers/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When we cried out to the LORD, he heard us, sent a messenger, and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we're here in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. <a href="/gnt/numbers/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> and we cried to the LORD for help. He heard our cry and sent an angel, who led us out of Egypt. Now we are at Kadesh, a town at the border of your territory. <a href="/isv/numbers/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then we cried to the LORD and he heard our voice, sending us a messenger who brought us out of Egypt. Now look! We've arrived in Kadesh, a city at the extreme end of your territory. <a href="/msb/numbers/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. <a href="/net/numbers/20.htm">NET Bible</a> So when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice and sent a messenger, and has brought us up out of Egypt. Now we are here in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your country. <a href="/nheb/numbers/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and look, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of your border. <a href="/wbt/numbers/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth from Egypt: and behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: <a href="/web/numbers/20.htm">World English Bible</a> When we cried to Yahweh, he heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the edge of your border. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> then we cry to YHWH, and He hears our voice, and sends a Messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city [in] the extremity of your border. <a href="/ylt/numbers/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and we cry unto Jehovah, and He heareth our voice, and sendeth a messenger, and is bringing us out of Egypt; and lo, we are in Kadesh, a city in the extremity of thy border. <a href="/slt/numbers/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And we shall cry to Jehovah, and he will hear our voice, and he will send a messenger and he will bring us forth out of Egypt: and behold us in Kadesh, a city the end of thy boundary.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And how we cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt. Lo, we are now in the city of Cades, which is in the uttermost of thy borders, <a href="/cpdv/numbers/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and how we cried out to the Lord, and he heeded us and sent an Angel, who led us away from Egypt. Behold, we are situated in the city of Kadesh, which is at the extremity of your borders. <a href="/nabre/numbers/20.htm">New American Bible</a> When we cried to the LORD, he heard our cry and sent an angel who led us out of Egypt. Now here we are at Kadesh, a town at the edge of your territory. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and here we are in Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when we prayed before the LORD, he heard our voice and sent an angel, and has brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Rakim, a town in the uttermost of your border; <a href="/hpbt/numbers/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And we were praying before LORD JEHOVAH and he heard our voice and he sent an Angel and he brought us from Egypt, and behold, we are in Raqem, a town at the edge of your border.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. <a href="/sep/numbers/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And we cried to the Lord, and the Lord heard our voice, and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt; and now we are in the city of Cades, at the extremity of thy coasts. <a href="/parallel/numbers/20-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6365" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/20.htm">Edom Refuses Passage</a> …15how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, 16<a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: wan·niṣ·‘aq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">and when we cried out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">He heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·lê·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">our voice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: mal·’āḵ (N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">an angel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·ṣi·’ê·nū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and brought us</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·rā·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Now look,</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: ’ă·naḥ·nū (Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">we</a> <a href="/hebrew/6946.htm" title="6946: ḇə·qā·ḏêš (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Sacred, a place in the desert. The same as qadesh; sanctuary; Kadesh, a place in the Desert.">are in Kadesh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘îr (N-fsc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">a city</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: qə·ṣêh (N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">on the edge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: ḡə·ḇū·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">of your territory.</a> 17Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-10</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them. ... <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a> After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. / So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. / God saw the Israelites and took notice. <a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Exodus 14:10-12</a> As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD. / They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? / Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” <a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20-23</a> Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. / Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. / But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Deuteronomy 26:7-9</a> So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. / Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. / And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1</a> Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Nehemiah 9:9-10</a> You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea. / You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day. <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a> The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. <a href="/psalms/107-6.htm">Psalm 107:6</a> Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress. <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/acts/7-34.htm">Acts 7:34</a> I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’ <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Acts 7:30-31</a> After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. / When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight. As he approached to look more closely, the voice of the Lord came to him: <a href="/hebrews/1-14.htm">Hebrews 1:14</a> Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? <a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm">Hebrews 11:27</a> By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. <a href="/james/5-4.htm">James 5:4</a> Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when we cried to the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and has brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of your border:we cried<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23,24</a> And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage… <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-9</a> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; … <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5</a> And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.sent an<a href="/exodus/3-2.htm">Exodus 3:2-6</a> And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed… <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19</a> And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:<a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20</a> Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Border</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-33.htm">City</a> <a href="/numbers/16-22.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/numbers/16-34.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/numbers/20-10.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/numbers/20-15.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Extremity</a> <a href="/numbers/16-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/16-4.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Kadesh</a> <a href="/exodus/33-2.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Uttermost</a> <a href="/numbers/16-34.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/22-22.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">City</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-24.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/numbers/23-21.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/numbers/23-18.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/numbers/20-23.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/numbers/22-36.htm">Extremity</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/numbers/20-22.htm">Kadesh</a> <a href="/numbers/22-24.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Uttermost</a> <a href="/numbers/21-3.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 20</div>1. <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.</a> 2. <a href="/numbers/20-2.htm">They murmur for want of water</a> 7. <a href="/numbers/20-7.htm">Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah</a> 14. <a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him</a> 22. <a href="/numbers/20-22.htm">At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and when we cried out to the LORD, This phrase reflects the Israelites' reliance on God during times of distress. Throughout their history, the Israelites often turned to God in prayer during their hardships, as seen in <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a> when they cried out under Egyptian bondage. This act of crying out signifies a deep dependence on God and acknowledgment of His sovereignty and power to deliver.He heard our voice, God's responsiveness to the cries of His people is a recurring theme in the Bible. This phrase emphasizes God's attentiveness and compassion. <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a> states, "The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles." It reassures believers of God's faithfulness and His willingness to listen and respond to their needs.sent an angel, The mention of an angel signifies divine intervention. In <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19</a>, an angel of God is described as moving to protect the Israelites during their escape from Egypt. Angels often serve as messengers or agents of God's will, highlighting His active role in guiding and protecting His people. This can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate messenger and deliverer.and brought us out of Egypt. This phrase recalls the Exodus, a foundational event in Israelite history where God delivered His people from slavery. It is a testament to God's power and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout Scripture as a symbol of salvation and deliverance, foreshadowing the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ.Now look, we are in Kadesh, Kadesh is a significant location in the wilderness journey of the Israelites. It served as a major encampment and a place of decision-making. <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Numbers 13:26</a> mentions Kadesh as the place from which the spies were sent to explore Canaan. It represents a point of transition and testing for the Israelites, as they faced challenges in trusting God's promises.a city on the edge of your territory. This phrase indicates the geographical and political context of the Israelites' journey. Kadesh was located near the border of Edom, and the Israelites sought passage through Edomite territory. This request highlights the complex relationships between the Israelites and neighboring nations. The refusal of Edom to grant passage (<a href="/numbers/20-18.htm">Numbers 20:18-21</a>) underscores the ongoing struggles and hostilities faced by the Israelites in their quest for the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel who hears the cries of His people and acts on their behalf. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a> A divine messenger sent by God to lead and protect the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land of bondage from which the Israelites were delivered by God's mighty hand. 5. <a href="/topical/k/kadesh.htm">Kadesh</a> A significant location in the wilderness journey of the Israelites, situated on the edge of the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_our_cries.htm">God Hears Our Cries</a> Just as God heard the cries of the Israelites, He hears us today. We can be confident that our prayers reach Him, and He is attentive to our needs. <a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a> The sending of an angel to lead Israel out of Egypt is a reminder of God's power to deliver us from our own "Egypts"—situations of bondage or distress. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_wilderness.htm">Faithfulness in the Wilderness</a> Kadesh represents a place of decision and waiting. In our own wilderness experiences, we must trust in God's timing and guidance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_transition.htm">God's Presence in Transition</a> As the Israelites stood on the edge of the Promised Land, they were reminded of God's past faithfulness. We too should remember God's past works as we face new challenges. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_divine_messengers.htm">The Role of Divine Messengers</a> Angels played a crucial role in the exodus. We should be open to the various ways God might send help or guidance in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 20</a> <a href="/q/why_do_gospel_resurrection_details_differ.htm">Why do the Gospel resurrection accounts contradict each other in details such as who arrived at the tomb?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'set_your_mind_above'_mean.htm">Why did God instruct Israelites to disable horses?</a> <a href="/q/angels_at_the_tomb__1_or_2.htm">How many angels were at the tomb? (Matthew 28:2 vs. John 20:12)</a> <a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) And sent an angel.--See <a href="/exodus/3-2.htm" title="And the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the middle of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.">Exodus 3:2</a>; <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm" title="And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:">Exodus 14:19</a>.And hath brought us forth.--Better, And brought us forth.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - And sent an angel. It is probable, that Moses purposely used an expression which might be understood in various senses, because he could not explain to the king of Edom the true relation of the Lord to his people. At the same time it was in the deepest sense true (cf. <a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Exodus 32:34</a>), because it was the uncreated angel of the covenant, which was from God, and yet was God (cf. <a href="/genesis/32-30.htm">Genesis 32:30</a>; <a href="/joshua/5-15.htm">Joshua 5:15</a>; <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">Joshua 6:2</a>; <a href="/acts/7-35.htm">Acts 7:35</a>), who was the real captain of the Lord's host. In Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border. See note on Kadesh. It is clear that Kadesh itself was outside the territory of the king of Edom, although it lay close to the frontier. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/20-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and when we cried out וַנִּצְעַ֤ק (wan·niṣ·‘aq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> To shriek, to proclaim to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He heard וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently our voice, קֹלֵ֔נוּ (qō·lê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> A voice, sound sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out an angel, מַלְאָ֔ךְ (mal·’āḵ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel and brought us וַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּ (way·yō·ṣi·’ê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim out of Egypt. מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם (mim·miṣ·rā·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa Now look, וְהִנֵּה֙ (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! we אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> We are in Kadesh, בְקָדֵ֔שׁ (ḇə·qā·ḏêš) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6946.htm">Strong's 6946: </a> Kadesh -- 'sacred', a place in the desert a city עִ֖יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement on the edge קְצֵ֥ה (qə·ṣêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity of your territory. גְבוּלֶֽךָ׃ (ḡə·ḇū·le·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/20-16.htm">Numbers 20:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/20-16.htm">OT Law: Numbers 20:16 And when we cried to Yahweh he (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/20-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 20:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 20:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/20-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 20:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 20:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>