Numbers 20:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְמָאֵ֣ן ׀ אֱד֗וֹם נְתֹן֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֲבֹ֖ר בִּגְבֻל֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥ט יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵעָלָֽיו

Transliteration

And-yəmāʾēn ʾĕdôm nətōn ʾet-yiśrāʾēl ʿăbōr in-gəbulô and-yēṭ yiśrāʾēl from-him

Grammar Details

*yəmāʾēn*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he refused
*ʾĕdôm*: proper noun - Edom
*nətōn*: qal infinitive absolute - giving
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʿăbōr*: qal infinitive construct - to pass
*gəbulô*: masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his territory
*yēṭ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and turned aside

Word Meanings

*yəmāʾēn*: refused/declined
*nətōn* *ʿăbōr*: to give/allow to pass
*gəbulô*: his border/his territory
*yēṭ*: turned aside/turned away

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Referenced Verses

Judg 11:18 : 18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
Deut 2:29 : 29 (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
Deut 23:7 : 7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
Deut 2:4-8 : 4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
Deut 2:27 : 27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
Judg 11:24 : 24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

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18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
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16But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
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19And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
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