18. Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you."
19. Again, the sons of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway, and if I and my livestock do drink any of your water, then I will pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, nothing else."
20. But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand.