“And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:”
The Israelites said to him, 'We will stay on the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then I will pay for it. Let me only pass through on foot, that is all I ask' — the Israelites sweeten the offer: they will pay for any water consumed, minimizing dependency. The appeal is to the King's Highway (a public route) and to the basic human right of passage. The tone is increasingly suppliant, yet Edom remains unmoved.
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