Numbers 21:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 21:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 21:22 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 21:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““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.””

Numbers 21:22 — World English Bible

Numbers 21:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Numbers 21:22 — American Standard Version

Numbers 21:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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.'”

Numbers 21:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 21:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let us pass through thy land; we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink water out of the wells; on the king's road will we go until we have passed thy border. ”

Numbers 21:22 — Darby Translation

Numbers 21:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let me goe through thy land: we wil not turne aside into the fieldes, nor into the vineyardes, neither drinke of the waters of ye welles: we will goe by the kings way, vntill we be past thy countrey.”

Numbers 21:22 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 21:22 in Context — Numbers 21

20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

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

22 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.

23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

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What Does Numbers 21:22 Mean?

Numbers 21:22 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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