וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ נַעֲלֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר אֱדֽוֹם׃
Lalu ia bertanya, “Melalui jalan mana kita akan maju?” Jawabnya, “Melalui jalan padang gurun Edom.”
Rashi
Through the road of the wilderness of Edom. For the king of Edom,5He was not a king, but actually a governor that was appointed by the king of Yehudah.—Metzudas Dovid too, will go with us.