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31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.[a] 32 Moses sent to explore Jaazer; they captured its environs[b] and dispossessed the Amorites[c] who were there.

33 Then they turned and went up by the way of the Bashan, and Og king of the Bashan and all his people went out to meet them for battle at Edrei. 34 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Do not fear him because I will give him and all his people and all his land into your hand. You will do to him just as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites,[d] who was living in Heshbon.” 35 And so they destroyed him and his sons, and all his people until they had not spared a survivor; and they took possession of his land.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:31 Hebrew “Amorite”
  2. Numbers 21:32 Hebrew “her daughters;” other modern versions translate “its villages”
  3. Numbers 21:32 Hebrew “Amorite”
  4. Numbers 21:34 Hebrew “Amorite”

31 So the people of Israel occupied the territory of the Amorites. 32 After Moses sent men to explore the Jazer area, they captured all the towns in the region and drove out the Amorites who lived there. 33 Then they turned and marched up the road to Bashan, but King Og of Bashan and all his people attacked them at Edrei. 34 The Lord said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him, for I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do the same to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.” 35 And Israel killed King Og, his sons, and all his subjects; not a single survivor remained. Then Israel occupied their land.

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