Numbers 20:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

So the children of Israel said to him, "We will go by the highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, without doing anything else."

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The Israelites replied, "We will travel along the highway, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only ask to pass through on foot."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the childern of Israel sayed vnto him: we will goo by the beeten waye: and yf ether we or oure catell drynke of thi water we will paye for it we wyll doo nomoare but passe thorow by fote only.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The children of Israel saide vnto him: We wil go ye como hye waye, & yf we or oure catell drynke of thy water, we wil paye for it: we wil do nothinge, but passe thorow on fote onely.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the children of Israel said vnto him, We will goe vp by the hie way: and if I and my cattell drinke of thy water, I will then pay for it: I will onely (without any harme) goe through on my feete.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The children of Israel sayd vnto him, we wyll go by the beaten way: and if I and my cattell drynke of thy water, I wyll pay for it: I wyll but only (without any harme) go through on my feete.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without [doing] any thing [else], go through on my feet.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price of it: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the sons of Israel say unto him, `In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink -- I and my cattle -- then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without `doing' anything `else', pass through on my feet.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway: and if we or our cattle take of your water, we will give you a price for it: only let us go through on our feet, nothing more.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The children of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then will I give its price: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then the Israelites said to him,“We will go along the highway, and if we or our cattle drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We will only pass through on our feet, without doing anything else.”

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 2:6 : 6 You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink.
  • Deut 2:28 : 28 You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink; only I will pass through on foot,
  • Exod 12:38 : 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them, along with flocks and herds, a very large amount of livestock.

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    17Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; 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 territories."

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    21And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

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    82%

    27Let me pass through your land; I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn to the right hand nor to the left.

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