15. Our forefathers went down to Egypt, so we lived there for a very long time. The Egyptians mistreated us, and our fathers.
16. But we cried out to Adonai, He heard our cry, sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. See now, we are at Kadesh, a town on the frontier of your territory.
17. Permit us to pass through your territory. We will not cross through any field or vineyard or drink water of any well. But we will travel on the king’s highway. We will not deviate to the right or left until we will have passed through your territory.’”
18. But Edom said to him, “You may not pass through me—or I will march out against you with the sword.”
19. Bnei-Yisrael then said to him, “We will travel on the main road, and if we or our livestock even drink any of your water, we will pay its price. It’s nothing, just to pass through on foot!”
20. He answered, “You may not pass through!” Yet Edom came out to oppose them with a large and well-armed people.
21. Since Edom refused to permit Israel to cross through her territory, Israel turned away from them.
22. The entirety of the community of Bnei-Yisrael set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
23. Now at Mount Hor, near the Edomite border, Adonai said to Moses and Aaron,
24. “Aaron will be gathered to his people. He will not enter the land, which I have given to Bnei-Yisrael, because you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
25. Take Aaron and his son Eleazar, and take them up Mount Hor.
26. Remove Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, and Aaron will be gathered up and will die there.”