Numbers 20:19-21

New International Version - UK

¹⁹ The Israelites replied:

‘We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot – nothing else.’

²⁰ Again they answered:

‘You may not pass through.’

Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army. ²¹ Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.