Compare the marginal reference. Though the Edomites resisted the passage through the midst of their land, they did not, and probably could not, opp…

You are to pass through the coast. —Literally, You are passing through the border. This was apparently said before the pe…

And they shall be afraid of you. This temptation was all the more provoking when they heard not only that the embassy would be futile, but…

And command you the people
Give them a strict charge:

saying, you are to pa through the coast of …

Only a short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness is given. God not only chastised them for their murmuring and unbelief, but prepa…