Numeri 20:17 Commento: Rashi, Sforno, Rashbam & Tur HaArokh

נַעְבְּרָה־נָּ֣א בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ לֹ֤א נַעֲבֹר֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה וּבְכֶ֔רֶם וְלֹ֥א נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה מֵ֣י בְאֵ֑ר דֶּ֧רֶךְ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ נֵלֵ֗ךְ לֹ֤א נִטֶּה֙ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֔אול עַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־נַעֲבֹ֖ר גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃

Passiamo, ti prego, attraverso la tua terra; non passeremo attraverso il campo o attraverso la vigna, né berremo dell'acqua dei pozzi; andremo lungo il re's autostrada, non gireremo da parte né a destra né a sinistra, finché non avremo superato il confine.'

Rashi on Numbers

נעברה נא בארצך LET US PASS, I PRAY THEE, THROUGH THY COUNTRY — You have no right to lay claim to the land of Israel as an inheritance, just the same as you have not paid the debt (see Rashi v. 14); render us therefore a little assistance by permitting us to pass through your land.
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Sforno on Numbers

דרך המלך, the route which the king would command them to travel. It was an established custom that when foreign armies were given permission to traverse a neutral country’s territory that they were assigned a specific route for that purpose. Such armies would also be assigned a guide advising them of possible pitfalls en route.
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Rashbam on Numbers

ולא נשתה מי באר, water from your wells. Water was very precious and hence expensive in that land.
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