Numbers 21:22
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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.“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 until we have passed through your territory.”
In other translations
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.“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 until we have passed through your territory.”
Hebrew words
אֶעְבְּרָה'e'berahlet me passH5674בְאַרְצֶךָve'artzekhain land yourH776לֹאlo'notH3808נִטֶּהnitehwe will turn asideH5186בְּשָׂדֶהbesadehin a fieldH7704וּבְכֶרֶםuvekheremand in a vineyardH3754לֹאlo'notH3808נִשְׁתֶּהnishtehwe will drinkH8354מֵיmeiwater ofH4325בְאֵרve'era wellH875בְּדֶרֶךְbederekhon [the] way ofH1870הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428נֵלֵךְnelekhwe will goH1980עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834נַעֲבֹרna'avorwe will pass throughH5674גְּבֻלֶךָ׃gevulekhaterritory yourH1366
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 20:17Let 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.Please 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.”
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People and places
Places: King’s Highway