I sent messengers from the Desert of Kedemoth. I told them to go to Sihon, the king of Heshbon. They offered him peace. They said,

“我从基底莫的旷野差遣使者去见希实本王西宏，用和睦的话说：

“我从基底莫的旷野派遣使者到希实本王西宏那里，用和平的话说：

“我从基底莫的旷野派遣使者到希实本王西宏那里，用和平的话说：

“于是，我从基底莫旷野派使者去见希实本王西宏，提出和平的建议，说，

“我从基底莫的旷野，派使者到希实本王西宏那里去，用和平的话说：

「我從基底莫的曠野差遣使者去見希實本王西宏，用和睦的話說：

「我從基底莫的曠野派遣使者到希實本王西宏那裏，用和平的話說：

「我從基底莫的曠野派遣使者到希實本王西宏那裏，用和平的話說：

「於是，我從基底莫曠野派使者去見希實本王西宏，提出和平的建議，說，

“我從基底莫的曠野，派使者到希實本王西宏那裡去，用和平的話說：

『我從基底莫曠野差遣使者去見希實本王西宏，用和氣的話說：

摩西曰、我自基底莫野、遣使往見希實本王西宏、以和好之言告之云、

時在基底莫野、我遣人至希實本、以善言告其王西宏曰、

當時我自基底莫野、遣使往見希實本王西宏、以和好之言告之云、

From the Desert of Kedemoth I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying,

“ So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon the king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

Moses continued,“ From the wilderness of Kedemoth I sent ambassadors to King Sihon of Heshbon with this proposal of peace:

“ So I sent messengers with an offer of peace to King Sihon of Heshbon from the Wilderness of Kedemoth, saying,

“ So I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

“ And I sent messengers from the Wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying,

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

“ So I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon from the Wilderness of Kedemoth, saying,

And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:

I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

Jahaz, Kedemoth and Mephaath.

As you enter the home, greet those who live there.If that home welcomes you, give it your blessing of peace. If it does not, don’t bless it.Some people may not welcome you or listen to your words. If they don’t, leave that home or town, and shake the dust off your feet.What I’m about to tell you is true. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Kedemoth and Mephaath. The total number of these towns and their grasslands came to four.

Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 territories of the kingdom of Xerxes. The letters had messages of kindness and hope in them.

“ When you enter a house, first say,‘ May this house be blessed with peace.’If someone there works to bring peace, your blessing of peace will rest on them. If not, it will return to you.

But what if you enter a town and are not welcomed? Then go into its streets and say,‘ We wipe from our feet even the dust of your town. We do it to warn you. But here is what you can be sure of. God’s kingdom has come near.’I tell you this. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom than for that town.

Suppose you march up to attack a city. Before you attack it, offer to make peace with its people.Suppose they accept your offer and open their gates. Then force all the people in the city to be your slaves. They will have to work for you.