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16 “So it happened when (A)all the men of war had come to an end in death from among the people, 17 that Yahweh spoke to me, saying, 18 ‘Today you are about to cross over (B)Ar, the border of Moab. 19 And you will come opposite the (C)sons of Ammon. Do not harass them nor provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the sons of Ammon as a possession because I have given it to (D)the sons of Lot as a possession.’ 20 (It is also regarded as the land of the (E)Rephaim, for Rephaim formerly lived in it, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummin, 21 a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim, but Yahweh destroyed them before them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place, 22 just as He did for the sons of Esau, who (F)live in Seir, when He destroyed (G)the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place even to this day. 23 And the (H)Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the [a](I)Caphtorim who came from [b](J)Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.) 24 ‘Arise, set out, and pass through the [c](K)valley of Arnon. Look! I have given Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land into your hand; begin to take possession and provoke him to battle. 25 This day I will begin to put (L)the dread and fear of you [d]upon the peoples [e]everywhere under the heavens, who, when they hear the report of you, (M)will tremble and be in anguish because of you.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:23 Possibly ancestors to the Philistines, cf. Gen 10:14; Jer 47:4
  2. Deuteronomy 2:23 Possibly Crete
  3. Deuteronomy 2:24 Or wadi
  4. Deuteronomy 2:25 Lit in front of
  5. Deuteronomy 2:25 Lit under all the heavens