15. How our fathers went down to Egypt; we dwelt there a long time, and the Egyptians dealt evilly with us and our fathers.
16. But when we cried to the Lord, He heard us and sent an angel and brought us forth out of Egypt. Now behold, we are in Kadesh, a city on your country's edge.
17. Let us pass, I pray you, through your country. We will not pass through field or vineyard, or drink of the water of the wells. We will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed your borders.
18. But Edom said to him, You shall not go through, lest I come out against you with the sword.
19. And the Israelites said to him, We will go by the highway, and if I and my livestock drink of your water, I will pay for it. Only let me pass through on foot, nothing else.
20. But Edom said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand.
21. Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
22. They journeyed from Kadesh, and the Israelites, even the whole congregation, came to Mount Hor.
23. And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on the border of the land of Edom,
24. Aaron shall be gathered to his people. For he shall not enter the land which I have given to the Israelites, because you both rebelled against My instructions at the waters of Meribah.
25. Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up to Mount Hor.
26. Strip Aaron of his vestments and put them on Eleazar his son, and Aaron shall be gathered to his people, and shall die there.
27. And Moses did as the Lord commanded; and they went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.