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Then Sihon and all his army came out and fought us at Jahaz,

but the Lord our God gave Sihon to us. We defeated him, his sons, and all his army.

We captured all his cities at that time and completely destroyed them, as well as the men, women, and children. We left no one alive.

When we turned and went up the road toward Bashan, Og king of Bashan and all his army came out to fight us at Edrei.

The Lord said to me, "Don't be afraid of Og, because I will hand him, his whole army, and his land over to you. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon."

So the Lord our God gave us Og king of Bashan and all his army; we defeated them and left no one alive.

(Only Og king of Bashan was left of the few Rephaites. His bed was made of iron, and it was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide! It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.)

The Lord told you about his Agreement, the Ten Commandments. He told you to obey them, and he wrote them on two stone tablets.

But the Lord brought you out of Egypt, which tested you like a furnace for melting iron, and he made you his very own people, as you are now.

No other god has ever taken for himself one nation out of another. But the Lord your God did this for you in Egypt, right before your own eyes. He did it with tests, signs, miracles, war, and great sights, by his great power and strength.

He spoke to you from heaven to teach you. He showed you his great fire on earth, and you heard him speak from the fire.

Because the Lord loved your ancestors, he chose you, their descendants, and he brought you out of Egypt himself by his great strength.

Obey his laws and commands that I am giving you today so that things will go well for you and your children. Then you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving to you forever.

The Israelites took his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River.

"You must not use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly, because the Lord will punish anyone who uses his name in this way.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by his great power and strength. So the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day.

"You must not want to take your neighbor's wife. You must not want to take your neighbor's house or land, his male or female slaves, his ox or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

And you said, "The Lord our God has shown us his glory and majesty, and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks to him.

You, your children, and your grandchildren must respect the Lord your God as long as you live. Obey all his rules and commands I give you so that you will live a long time.

Respect the Lord your God. You must worship him and make your promises only in his name.