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16 “When all the men of fighting age had died, 17 the Lord said to me, 18 ‘Today you will cross the border of Moab at Ar 19 and enter the land of the Ammonites, the descendants of Lot. But do not bother them or start a war with them. I have given the land of Ammon to them as their property, and I will not give you any of their land.’”

20 (That area was once considered the land of the Rephaites, who had lived there, though the Ammonites call them Zamzummites. 21 They were also as strong and numerous and tall as the Anakites. But the Lord destroyed them so the Ammonites could occupy their land. 22 He had done the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, for he destroyed the Horites so they could settle there in their place. The descendants of Esau live there to this day. 23 A similar thing happened when the Caphtorites from Crete[a] invaded and destroyed the Avvites, who had lived in villages in the area of Gaza.)

24 Moses continued, “Then the Lord said, ‘Now get moving! Cross the Arnon Gorge. Look, I will hand over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and I will give you his land. Attack him and begin to occupy the land. 25 Beginning today I will make people throughout the earth terrified because of you. When they hear reports about you, they will tremble with dread and fear.’”

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  1. 2:23 Hebrew from Caphtor.

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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  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