And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_4 20:14-19
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Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, "This is what your brother Israel says, 'You know all the hardships that have overtaken us.
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Our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.
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When we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an Angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory.
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Please let us travel through your land. We won't travel through [any] field or vineyard, or drink [any] well water. We will travel the King's Highway; we won't turn to the right or the left until we have traveled through your territory.'"
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But Edom answered him, "You must not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword."
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"We will go on the main road," the Israelites replied to them, "and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay its price. There will be no problem; only let us travel through on foot."
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_5 2:26-28
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"So I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon from the Wilderness of Kedemoth, saying,
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'Let us travel through your land; we will keep strictly to the highway. We will not turn to the right or the left.
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You can sell us food in exchange for silver so we may eat, and give us water for silver so we may drink. Only let us travel through on foot,
ZEFANIABIBLE_BIBLE_BOOK_NAME_7 11:19-21
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"Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, king of Heshbon. Israel said to him, 'Please let us travel through your land to our country,'
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but Sihon did not trust Israel. Instead, Sihon gathered all his people, camped at Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
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Then the LORD God of Israel handed over Sihon and all his people to Israel, and they defeated them. So Israel took possession of the entire land of the Amorites who lived in that country.
