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We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King&#8217s Highway until we have passed through your territory.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/numbers/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyards. We won’t even drink water from your wells. We will stay on the king’s road until we have passed through your territory.” <a href="/esv/numbers/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard. We will not drink the water of a well. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” <a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” <a href="/kjv/numbers/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/21.htm">New King James Version</a> “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into fields or vineyards; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” <a href="/nasb_/numbers/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn off into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the king’s road until we have passed through your border.” <a href="/nasb/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Let me pass through your land. We will not turn off into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the king&#8217s highway until we have passed through your border.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn off into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the king’s highway until we have passed through your border.” <a href="/lsb/numbers/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn off into field or vineyard; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the king’s highway until we have passed through your border.” <a href="/amp/numbers/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Let me pass through your land; we will not turn away [from the road] into field or vineyard; we will not drink the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway until we have crossed your border.” <a href="/csb/numbers/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Let us travel through your land. We won’t go into the fields or vineyards. We won’t drink any well water. We will travel the King’s Highway until we have traveled through your territory.” <a href="/hcsb/numbers/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Let us travel through your land. We won&#8217t go into the fields or vineyards. We won&#8217t drink any well water. We will travel the King&#8217s Highway until we have traveled through your territory.&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's highway, until we have passed thy border. <a href="/cev/numbers/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Please let us pass through your territory. We promise to stay away from your fields and vineyards, and we won't drink any water from your wells. As long as we're in your land, we'll stay on the main road. <a href="/erv/numbers/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, until we have passed thy border. <a href="/gwt/numbers/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Let us go through your country. We won't go through any of your fields or vineyards or drink any of the water from your wells. We'll stay on the king's highway until we've passed through your territory." <a href="/gnt/numbers/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Let us pass through your land. We and our cattle will not leave the road and go into your fields or vineyards, and we will not drink water from your wells; we will stay on the main road until we are out of your territory." <a href="/isv/numbers/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Permit us to pass through your land. We won't trespass in your fields or vineyards. We won't drink water from any well, and we'll only travel along the King's Highway until we've passed through your territory." <a href="/msb/numbers/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King?s Highway until we have passed through your territory.? <a href="/net/numbers/21.htm">NET Bible</a> "Let us pass through your land; we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King's Highway until we pass your borders." <a href="/nheb/numbers/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Let me pass through your land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's highway, until we have passed your border." <a href="/wbt/numbers/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high-way, until we have past thy borders. <a href="/web/numbers/21.htm">World English Bible</a> “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Let me pass through your land, we do not turn aside into a field or into a vineyard; we do not drink waters of a well; we go in the king’s way until we pass over your border.” <a href="/ylt/numbers/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king's way we go, till that we pass over thy border.' <a href="/slt/numbers/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I will pass over in thy land: we will not turn into the field and into the vineyard; we will not drink water of the well; in the way of the king we will go till we shall pass over thy boundary.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I beseech thee that I may have leave to pass through thy land: we will not go aside into the fields or the vineyards, we will not drink waters of the wells, we will go the king's highway, till we be past thy borders. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “I beg you to permit me to cross through your land. We will not turn aside into the fields or the vineyards. We will not drink waters from the wells. We will travel by the royal way, until we have passed your borders.” <a href="/nabre/numbers/21.htm">New American Bible</a> “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, nor will we drink any well water, but we will go straight along the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Let me pass through your land; we will not turn aside into field or vineyard; we will not drink the water of any well; we will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Let us pass through your land; we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards; we will not drink water from the wells; but we will go along by the king's highway until we have passed through your borders. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “I will pass through your land and we will not turn aside in a field or in a vineyard and we will not drink from the water of your wells but we will go in the road of the King until we pass through your border.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Let me pass through thy land; we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells; we will go by the king's highway, until we have passed thy border.' <a href="/sep/numbers/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> We will not drink water out of thy well; we will go by the king's highway, until we have past thy boundaries. <a href="/parallel/numbers/21-22.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=6682" 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/21.htm">The Defeat of Sihon</a> 21Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 22<a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ’e‘·bə·rāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">“Let us pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ḇə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">through your land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">We will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: niṭ·ṭeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">cut through</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: bə·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">any field</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ū·ḇə·ḵe·rem (Conj-w, Prep:: N-ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">or vineyard,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: niš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mê (N-mpc) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: ḇə·’êr (N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">from any well.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: nê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">We will stay on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the King’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">Highway</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: na·‘ă·ḇōr (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">we have passed through</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: gə·ḇu·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">your territory.”</a> 23But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.…<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="/deuteronomy/2-27.htm">Deuteronomy 2:27-29</a> “Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left. / You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot, / just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.” <a href="/judges/11-19.htm">Judges 11:19-20</a> And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’ / But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel. <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15</a> Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Deuteronomy 2:4-6</a> and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. / Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession. / You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3-4</a> No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. / For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a> and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. <a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a> As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a> the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-5</a> This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ... <a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-5</a> Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ... <a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1-3</a> This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD. <a href="/matthew/10-14.htm">Matthew 10:14</a> And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. <a href="/luke/9-5.htm">Luke 9:5</a> If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.” <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Acts 13:50-51</a> The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district. / So they shook the dust off their feet in protest against them and went to Iconium. <a href="/acts/18-6.htm">Acts 18:6</a> But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Let me pass through your land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past your borders.<a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Numbers 20:17</a> Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/numbers/20-19.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/20-19.htm">High</a> <a href="/numbers/20-19.htm">Highway</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">High-Way</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">King's</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Past</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Water</a> <a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Wells</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/32-33.htm">Borders</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">High</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-27.htm">Highway</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-21.htm">High-Way</a> <a href="/joshua/10-2.htm">King's</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Past</a> <a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-6.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/numbers/22-24.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/numbers/27-14.htm">Water</a> <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Way</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm">Wells</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 21</div>1. <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah</a> 4. <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents</a> 7. <a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent</a> 10. <a href="/numbers/21-10.htm">Various journeys of the Israelites</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Sihon is overcome</a> 33. <a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">And Og</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/21.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/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Let us pass through your land. This request was made by the Israelites to the king of Edom as they journeyed toward the Promised Land. The Israelites sought permission to travel through Edomite territory peacefully. This reflects the broader biblical theme of seeking peace and cooperation with neighboring nations. Historically, Edom was descended from Esau, Jacob's brother, which adds a familial dimension to the request. The Israelites' appeal highlights the importance of diplomacy and respect for national boundaries.We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, The Israelites assured the Edomites that they would not disrupt their agriculture. Fields and vineyards were vital for sustenance and economic stability in ancient times. This promise indicates a respect for property and resources, aligning with the biblical principle of loving one's neighbor and not coveting or taking what belongs to others. It also reflects the Israelites' reliance on God's provision rather than taking from others.or drink water from any well. Water was a precious resource in the arid regions of the Near East. By promising not to drink from the wells, the Israelites demonstrated their intention to avoid imposing on the Edomites' resources. This assurance underscores the importance of self-sufficiency and respect for others' needs. It also reflects the Israelites' trust in God's provision, as He had previously provided water miraculously during their desert wanderings.We will stay on the King’s Highway The King's Highway was an ancient trade route that ran from Egypt through the Sinai Peninsula to the northern regions of the Near East. It was a well-established path used for commerce and travel. By committing to stay on this road, the Israelites indicated their intention to pass through quickly and without deviation, minimizing their impact on the land. This route's historical significance highlights the interconnectedness of ancient civilizations and the importance of established pathways for communication and trade.until we have passed through your territory. The Israelites' request to pass through Edom was temporary, emphasizing their desire for a peaceful and transient passage. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, a journey marked by faith and reliance on God's guidance. The request also underscores the transient nature of their wilderness wanderings, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise to give them a land of their own.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God, led by Moses, who are journeying to the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_sihon_of_the_amorites.htm">King Sihon of the Amorites</a> The ruler of the Amorites, whose land the Israelites request to pass through. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_king's_highway.htm">The King's Highway</a> An ancient trade route that the Israelites wish to use to pass through the Amorite territory. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, who sends messengers to King Sihon with the request. 5. <a href="/topical/a/amorite_territory.htm">Amorite Territory</a> The land controlled by King Sihon, which the Israelites seek to traverse peacefully.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_others'_property.htm">Respect for Others' Property</a> The Israelites' request demonstrates a respect for the sovereignty and property of others, even when they have the power to take by force. <a href="/topical/p/peaceful_intentions.htm">Peaceful Intentions</a> The emphasis on not turning aside into fields or vineyards and not drinking from wells shows a commitment to peace and integrity. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a> Despite the refusal, the Israelites' journey continues, reminding us to trust in God's overarching plan even when faced with obstacles. <a href="/topical/h/handling_rejection.htm">Handling Rejection</a> The Israelites' experience teaches us how to handle rejection with grace and to seek God's guidance in the face of closed doors. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The eventual outcome, where God delivers the Amorites into Israel's hands, underscores His control over nations and events.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 21</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_ephraim's_claims.htm">1 Chronicles 7:20-29 - Are there historical or archaeological records supporting Ephraim's vast numbers and territorial claims listed here?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_defeat_of_sihon.htm">Numbers 21:23-24 - Is there any archaeological or historical corroboration for Israel's defeat of King Sihon and the confiscation of his territory?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_pagan_prophet's_blessing_credible.htm">Numbers 23:8-10: How credible is it that a pagan prophet blesses Israel despite a king's demand to curse them, considering other biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/how_could_david_amass_so_much_gold_silver.htm">How is it historically or scientifically plausible for David to accumulate 'one hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver' (1 Chronicles 22:14)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Let me pass through thy land. Cf. <a href="/numbers/20-17.htm">Numbers 20:17</a>. Israel was not commanded to spare the Amorites, indeed he was under orders to smite them (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24</a>), but that did not prevent his approaching them in the first instance with words of peace. If Sihon had hearkened, no doubt Israel would have passed directly on to Jordan, and he would at least have been spared for the present. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/21-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Let us pass אֶעְבְּרָ֣ה (’e‘·bə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on through your land. בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ (ḇə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land We will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cut through נִטֶּה֙ (niṭ·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend any field בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה (bə·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land or vineyard, וּבְכֶ֔רֶם (ū·ḇə·ḵe·rem) Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard [or] לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no drink נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה (niš·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> To imbibe water מֵ֣י (mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen from any well. בְאֵ֑ר (ḇə·’êr) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> A pit, a well We will stay on נֵלֵ֔ךְ (nê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk the King’s הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Highway בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action until עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while we have passed through נַעֲבֹ֖ר (na·‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on your territory.” גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ (gə·ḇu·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/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/21-22.htm">Numbers 21:22 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/21-22.htm">OT Law: Numbers 21:22 Let me pass through your land: we (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/21-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 21:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/21-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 21:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:23" /></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>