Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you."
KJV
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
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And Edom said unto him,.... The king of Edom replied to Israel, represented by the messengers sent in their name:
thou shall not pass by me; through my country:
lest I come out against thee with the sword; or with those that use the sword, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; that is, with an army of soldiers with their drawn swords in their hands, to slay them as enemies.
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