Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

You shall buy meats of them for money and shall eat: you shall draw waters for money, and shall drink.

Ye shall buy of them food for money, that ye may eat; and water shall ye also buy of them for money, that ye may drink;

'Food ye buy from them with money, and have eaten; and also water ye buy from them with money, and have drunk,

You may get food for your needs from them for a price, and water for drinking.

You shall buy food from them for money, and you shall eat. You shall draw water for money, and you shall drink.

Cibum emetis ab eis argento, et comedetis: et etiam aquam emetis ab eis argento, et bibetis.

That is, if they would, as Aben Ezra observes; for though they had manna daily, yet if they would they might buy other food when they had an opportunity, as they would now have of Edom; but then they were not to take it by force or stealth, but pay for it, which they were able to do. The same writer observes, that some read the words with an interrogation, "shall ye buy meat?" no, there is no need of it; for the Lord had blessed them with a sufficiency of it:
and ye shall also buy water of them for money; that ye may drink; which was usual in those hot countries; See Gill on Numbers 20:19 or dig water (y) that is, pay for digging of wells for water, or buy water out of wells dug in the land of Edom. Jarchi says in maritime places they express buying by this word, and so it is used in the Arabic language; See Gill on Hosea 3:2.
(y) "fodietis", Montanus.

Buy meat - For thongh the manna did yet rain upon them, they were not forbidden to buy other meats when they had opportunity, but only were forbidden greedily to hunger after them when they could not obtain them. Buy water - For water in those parts was scarce, and therefore private persons did severally dig pits for their particular use.