Numbers 21:22
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I beseech thee that I may have leave to pass through thy land: we will not go aside into the fields or the vineyards, we will not drink waters of the wells, we will go the king's highway, till we be past thy borders.

Numbers 20:17 And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.

Context
The Defeat of Sihon
21And Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, saying: 22I beseech thee that I may have leave to pass through thy land: we will not go aside into the fields or the vineyards, we will not drink waters of the wells, we will go the king's highway, till we be past thy borders.23And he would not grant that Israel should pass by his borders: but rather gathering an army, went forth to meet them in the desert, and came to Jasa and fought against them.…
Cross References
Numbers 20:16
And how we cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt. Lo, we are now in the city of Cades, which is in the uttermost of thy borders,

Numbers 20:17
And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.

Lexicon
“Let us pass
אֶעְבְּרָ֣ה (’e‘·bə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

through your land.
בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ (ḇə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

We will not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

cut through
נִטֶּה֙ (niṭ·ṭeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

any field
בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה (bə·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land

or vineyard,
וּבְכֶ֔רֶם (ū·ḇə·ḵe·rem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3754: A garden, vineyard

[or]
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

drink
נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה (niš·teh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

water
מֵ֣י (mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

from any well.
בְאֵ֑ר (ḇə·’êr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well

We will stay on
נֵלֵ֔ךְ (nê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

the King’s
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

Highway
בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

we have passed through
נַעֲבֹ֖ר (na·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

your territory.”
גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ (gə·ḇu·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed


Additional Translations
“Let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”Let me pass through your 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 your borders.

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.

We will not drink water out of thy well; we will go by the king's highway, until we have past thy boundaries.

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.

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 high way, until we have passed thy border.

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 have past thy borders.

"Let me pass through your 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 your border."

'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.'
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