So Edom refused to let Israel pass through his territory, and Israel turned away from him.
In context
19The Israelites said to him, “We will go up along the main road, and if we drink your water, we and our livestock, we will pay for it. Let us only pass through on foot — that is nothing.” 20But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large force and a strong hand. 21So Edom refused to let Israel pass through his territory, and Israel turned away from him. 22The Israelites, the whole congregation, set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor. 23Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom. He said,
