Num 20:20 | NET2full | STEP | But he said , “You may not pass through .” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force .

‏ Numbers 20:20

20 But he said, “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them ^{▼▼tn Heb “to meet him.”} with a large and powerful force. ^{▼▼tn Heb “with many [heavy] people and with a strong hand.” The translation presented above is interpretive, but that is what the line means. It was a show of force, numbers and weapons, to intimidate the Israelites.}