*Chukat, חֻקַּת — 8/8/26
Torah: Numbers 20:14 - 20:21 (8)
Gospel: Luke 20:1-8 (8)
Passages
- Torah: Numbers 20:14 - 20:21
- Gospel: Luke 20:1-8
Torah — Numbers 20:14 - 20:21
LEB translation
Numbers 20:14 - 20:21
20:14 From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has found us;
20:15 our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.
20:16 Then we cried to Yahweh, and he heard our voice; he sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt. And look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
20:17 Please let us go through your land. We will not go through a field or vineyard, and we will not drink water from a well. We will go along the road of the king; we will not turn aside right or left until we have gone through your territory.’”
20:18 Then Edom said to him, “You will not pass through us lest we will go out to meet you with the sword.”
20:19 The Israelites said to him, “We will go up on the main road, and if we and our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. It is only a small matter; let us pass through on our feet.”
20:20 But he said, “You will not go through.” And Edom went out to meet them with a large army and a strong hand.
20:21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.
NIRV translation
Numbers 20:14 - 20:21
20:14 Edom Doesn’t Let Israel Pass Through Its Territory
Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom. The messengers said,
“The nation of Israel is your brother. They say, ‘You know about all of the hard times we’ve had.
20:15 Long ago our people went down into Egypt. We lived there for many years. The Egyptians treated us and our people badly.
20:16 But we cried out to the Lord. He heard our cry. He sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.
“‘Now here we are at the town of Kadesh. It’s on the edge of your territory.
20:17 Please let us pass through your country. We won’t go through any field or vineyard. We won’t drink water from any well. We’ll travel along the king’s highway. We won’t turn to the right or the left. We’ll just go straight through your territory.’”
20:18 But the people of Edom answered,
“You can’t pass through here. If you try to, we’ll march out against you. We’ll attack you with our swords.”
20:19 The people of Israel replied,
“We’ll go along the main road. We and our livestock won’t drink any of your water. If we do, we’ll pay for it. We only want to walk through your country. That’s all we ask.”
20:20 Again the people of Edom answered,
“You can’t pass through here.”
Then the people of Edom came out against them. They came with a large and powerful army.
20:21 Edom refused to let Israel go through their territory. So Israel turned away from them.
Interlinear original languages
Numbers 20:14 - 20:21
20:14
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
vai.yish.Lach
and/ he sent
מֹשֶׁ֧ה
mo.Sheh
Moses
מַלְאָכִ֛ים
mal.'a.Khim
messengers
מִקָּדֵ֖שׁ
mi.ka.Desh
from/ Kadesh
אֶל־
'el-
to
מֶ֣לֶךְ
Me.lekh
[the] king of
אֱד֑וֹם
'e.Dom
Edom
כֹּ֤ה
koh
thus
אָמַר֙
'a.Mar
he says
אָחִ֣יךָ
'a.Chi.kha
brother/ your
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yis.ra.'El
Israel
אַתָּ֣ה
'a.Tah
you
יָדַ֔עְתָּ
ya.Da'.ta
you know
אֵ֥ת
'et
<obj.>
כָּל־
kol-
all
הַתְּלָאָ֖ה
ha.te.la.'Ah
the/ hardship
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
'a.Sher
which
מְצָאָֽתְנוּ׃
me.tza.'A.te.nu
it has come upon/ us
20:15
וַיֵּרְד֤וּ
vai.ye.re.Du
and/ they went down
אֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙
'a.vo.Tei.nu
ancestors/ our
מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
mitz.Ray.mah
Egypt/ towards
וַנֵּ֥שֶׁב
va.Ne.shev
and/ we dwelt
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם
be.mitz.Ra.yim
in/ Egypt
יָמִ֣ים
ya.Mim
days
רַבִּ֑ים
ra.Bim
many
וַיָּרֵ֥עוּ
vai.ya.Re.'u
and/ they did harm
לָ֛נוּ
La.nu
to <the>/ us
מִצְרַ֖יִם
mitz.Ra.yim
Egypt
וְלַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
ve.la.'a.vo.Tei.nu
and/ to/ ancestors/ our
20:16
וַנִּצְעַ֤ק
va.nitz.'Ak
and/ we cried out
אֶל־
'el-
to
יְהוָה֙
Yah.weh
Yahweh
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
vai.yish.Ma'
and/ he heard
קֹלֵ֔נוּ
ko.Le.nu
voice/ our
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
vai.yish.Lach
and/ he sent
מַלְאָ֔ךְ
mal.'Akh
an angel
וַיֹּצִאֵ֖נוּ
vai.yo.tzi.'E.nu
and/ he brought out/ us
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם
mi.mitz.Ra.yim
from/ Egypt
וְהִנֵּה֙
ve.hi.Neh
and/ here!
אֲנַ֣חְנוּ
'a.Nach.nu
we
בְקָדֵ֔שׁ
ve.ka.Desh
[are] in/ Kadesh
עִ֖יר
'ir
<the> city of
קְצֵ֥ה
ke.Tzeh
[the] outskirt[s] of
גְבוּלֶֽךָ׃
ge.vu.Le.kha
territory/ your
20:17
נַעְבְּרָה־
na'.be.rah-
let us pass
נָּ֣א
na'
please
בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ
ve.'ar.Tze.kha
in/ land/ your
לֹ֤א
lo'
not
נַעֲבֹר֙
na.'a.Vor
we will pass
בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה
be.sa.Deh
in/ a field
וּבְכֶ֔רֶם
u.ve.Khe.rem
and/ in/ a vineyard
וְלֹ֥א
ve.Lo'
and/ not
נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה
nish.Teh
we will drink
מֵ֣י
mei
water of
בְאֵ֑ר
ve.'Er
a well
דֶּ֧רֶךְ
De.rekh
[the] way of
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
ha.Me.lekh
the/ king
נֵלֵ֗ךְ
ne.Lekh
we will go
לֹ֤א
lo'
not
נִטֶּה֙
ni.Teh
we will turn aside
יָמִ֣ין
ya.Min
right
וּשְׂמֹ֔אול
u.se.Mol
and/ left
עַ֥ד
'ad
until
אֲשֶֽׁר־
'a.Sher-
that
נַעֲבֹ֖ר
na.'a.Vor
we will pass through
גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃
ge.vu.Le.kha
territory/ your
20:18
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
vai.Yo.mer
and/ it said
אֵלָיו֙
'e.Lav
to/ him
אֱד֔וֹם
'e.Dom
Edom
לֹ֥א
lo'
not
תַעֲבֹ֖ר
ta.'a.Vor
you will pass
בִּ֑י
Bi
in <the>/ me
פֶּן־
pen-
lest
בַּחֶ֖רֶב
ba.Che.rev
with the/ sword
אֵצֵ֥א
'e.Tze'
I should come out
לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃
lik.ra.Te.cha
to/ meet/ you
20:19
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
vai.yo.me.Ru
and/ they said
אֵלָ֥יו
'e.Lav
to/ him
בְּנֵֽי־
be.nei-
[the] people of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֘ל
Yis.ra.'El
Israel
בַּֽמְסִלָּ֣ה
bam.si.Lah
on the/ highway
נַעֲלֶה֒
na.'a.Leh
we will go up
וְאִם־
ve.'im-
and/ if
מֵימֶ֤יךָ
mei.Mei.kha
waters/ your
נִשְׁתֶּה֙
nish.Teh
we will drink
אֲנִ֣י
'a.Ni
I
וּמִקְנַ֔י
u.mik.Nai
and/ livestock/ my
וְנָתַתִּ֖י
ve.na.ta.Ti
and/ I will give
מִכְרָ֑ם
mikh.Ram
price/ their
רַ֥ק
rak
only
אֵין־
'ein-
there not
דָּבָ֖ר
da.Var
[is] a thing
בְּרַגְלַ֥י
be.rag.Lai
on/ feet/ my
אֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃
'E.'e.Vo.rah
let me pass through
20:20
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
vai.Yo.mer
and/ it said
לֹ֣א
lo'
not
תַעֲבֹ֑ר
ta.'a.Vor
you will pass through
וַיֵּצֵ֤א
vai.ye.Tze'
and/ it came out
אֱדוֹם֙
'e.dOm
Edom
לִקְרָאת֔וֹ
lik.ra.To
to/ meet/ him
בְּעַ֥ם
be.'Am
with/ a people
כָּבֵ֖ד
ka.Ved
massive
וּבְיָ֥ד
u.ve.Yad
and/ with/ a hand
חֲזָקָֽה׃
cha.za.Kah
strong
20:21
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀
vay.ma.'En
and/ it refused
אֱד֗וֹם
'e.Dom
Edom
נְתֹן֙
ne.Ton
to permit
אֶת־
'et-
<obj.>
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yis.ra.'El
Israel
עֲבֹ֖ר
'a.Vor
to pass
בִּגְבֻל֑וֹ
big.vu.Lo
in/ territory/ its
וַיֵּ֥ט
vai.Yet
and/ it turned aside
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yis.ra.'El
Israel
מֵעָלָֽיו׃ פ
me.'a.Lav
from/ on <the>/ it
Gospel — Luke 20:1-8
LEB translation
Luke 20:1-8
20:1 Jesus’ Authority Challenged
And it happened that on one of the days while he was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes approached together with the elders
20:2 and said, saying to him, “Tell us, by what authority you are doing these things, or who is the one who gave you this authority?
20:3 And he answered and said to them, “I also will ask you a question, and you tell me:
20:4 The baptism of John—was it from heaven or from men?
20:5 And they discussed this with one another, saying, “If we say ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
20:6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
20:7 And they replied that they did not know where it was from.
20:8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
NIRV translation
Luke 20:1-8
20:1 The Authority of Jesus Is Questioned
One day Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courtyard. He was preaching the good news to them.
The chief priests and the teachers of the law came up to him. The elders came with them.
20:2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they all said. “Who gave you this authority?”
20:3 Jesus replied, “I will also ask you a question. Tell me,
20:4 was John’s baptism from heaven? Or did it come from men?”
20:5 They talked to each other about it. They said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you believe him?’
20:6 But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will throw stones at us and kill us. They believe that John was a prophet.”
20:7 So they answered Jesus, “We don’t know where John’s baptism came from.”
20:8 Jesus said, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I am doing these things either.”
Interlinear original languages
Luke 20:1-8
20:1
Καὶ
And
ἐγένετο
it came to pass
ἐν
on
μιᾷ
one
τῶν
of the
ἡμερῶν
days
ἐκείνων
ˍof those
διδάσκοντος
when is teaching
αὐτοῦ
He
τὸν
the
λαὸν
people
ἐν
in
τῷ
the
ἱερῷ
temple
καὶ
and
εὐαγγελιζομένου
evangelising
ἐπέστησαν
came up
οἱ
the
ἀρχιερεῖς
chief priests
καὶ
and
οἱ
the
γραμματεῖς
scribes
σὺν
with
τοῖς
the
πρεσβυτέροις
elders
20:2
καὶ
and
εἶπαν
spoke
λέγοντες
saying
πρὸς
to
αὐτόν·
Him:
εἰπὸν
do tell
ἡμῖν
us
ἐν
by
ποίᾳ
what
ἐξουσίᾳ
authority
ταῦτα
these things
ποιεῖς
You do
ἢ
or
τίς
who
ἐστιν
is
ὁ
the [one]
δούς
having given
σοι
to You
τὴν
<the>
ἐξουσίαν
authority
ταύτην;¶
this?
20:3
Ἀποκριθεὶς
Answering
δὲ
now
εἶπεν
He said
πρὸς
to
αὐτούς·
them;
ἐρωτήσω
Will ask
ὑμᾶς
you
κἀγὼ
I myself also
ἕνα
ˍone
λόγον,
thing,
καὶ
and
εἴπατέ
do tell
μοι·
Me:
20:4
τὸ
The
βάπτισμα
baptism
Ἰωάννου
of John
ἐξ
from
οὐρανοῦ
heaven
ἦν
was it
ἢ
or
ἐξ
from
ἀνθρώπων;
men?
20:5
οἱ
<the>
δὲ
And
συνελογίσαντο
they reasoned
πρὸς
among
ἑαυτοὺς
themselves
λέγοντες
saying
ὅτι
that
ἐὰν
If
εἴπωμεν·
we shall say:
ἐξ
From
οὐρανοῦ,
heaven,
ἐρεῖ·
He will say;
διὰ
Because of
τί
why
οὖν
ˍˍtherefore
οὐκ
not
ἐπιστεύσατε
did you believe
αὐτῷ;
in him?
20:6
ἐὰν
If
δὲ
however
εἴπωμεν·
we shall say;
ἐξ
From
ἀνθρώπων,
men,
ὁ
the
λαὸς
people
ἅπας
all
καταλιθάσει
will stone
ἡμᾶς·
us;
πεπεισμένος
persuaded
γάρ
for
ἐστιν
they are
Ἰωάννην
John
προφήτην
a prophet
εἶναι.
to be.
20:7
καὶ
And
ἀπεκρίθησαν
they answered
μὴ
not
εἰδέναι
to know
πόθεν.
from where.
20:8
καὶ
And
ὁ
<the>
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
εἶπεν
said
αὐτοῖς·
to them;
οὐδὲ
Neither
ἐγὼ
I myself
λέγω
tell
ὑμῖν
you
ἐν
by
ποίᾳ
what
ἐξουσίᾳ
authority
ταῦτα
these things
ποιῶ.¶
I am doing.