"And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand."
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And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:
For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
But he said, You are not to go through. And Edom came out against them in his strength, with a great army.
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.
He said, You shall not pass through. Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
And he saith, `Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;