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Numbers 20:14

King James Version (KJV)

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

Translations

Numbers 20:14 - Amplified Bible

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying, Thus says your kinsman Israel: You know all the adversity {and} birth pangs that have come upon us [as a nation]:

Numbers 20:14 - American Standard Version

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

Numbers 20:14 - Bible in Basic English

Then Moses sent men from Kadesh to the king of Edom to say to him, Your brother Israel says, You have knowledge of all the things we have been through;

Numbers 20:14 - Darby Bible

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,

Numbers 20:14 - English Standard Version

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that we have met:

Numbers 20:14 - King James Version

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

Numbers 20:14 - La Biblia de las Americas

Moisés enviò mensajeros desde Cades al rey de Edom, diciendo: Asì ha dicho tu hermano Israel: "Tù sabes todas las dificultades que nos han sobrevenido;

Numbers 20:14 - The Message

Moses sent emissaries from Kadesh to the king of Edom with this message: "A message from your brother Israel: You are familiar with all the trouble we’ve run into. Our ancestors went down to Egypt and lived there a long time. The Egyptians viciously abused both us and our ancestors. But when we cried out for help to God, he heard our cry. He sent an angel and got us out of Egypt. And now here we are at Kadesh, a town at the border of your land.

Numbers 20:14 - New American Standard Bible

From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to the king of Edom: "Thus your brother Israel has said, `You know all the hardship that has befallen us;

Numbers 20:14 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Moisés enviò mensajeros desde Cades al rey de Edom, diciéndole: "Asì ha dicho su hermano Israel: 'Usted sabe todas las dificultades que nos han sobrevenido;

Numbers 20:14 - World English Bible

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says your brother Israel, You know all the travail that has befallen us:

Numbers 20:14 - Young's Living Translation

And Moses sendeth messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, `Thus said thy brother Israel, Thou -- thou hast known all the travail which hath found us;

Numbers 20:14 - Additional Comments

Edom:
* Descendants of Esau, brother of Jacob, a.k.a. Israel
* Their land was south of the Dead Sea (It was just north of the Dead Sea where they finally crossed the Jordan River)
* From the blessing Isaac bestowed on Esau - Gen 27:39 "Behold, form the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high." This verse suggests that the home of Esau and his people would be dry and unproductive - not the land flowing with milk & honey, not the promised land. God was preparing to give Israel the best land in the Middle East. The land of Edom was not it.
* About 500 years earlier the brothers and their families met for the final time, and departed in peace (Gen 33). Here they met as opponents.

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