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"So it came about, when ^(C1)all the men of war had finally perished from among the people,

that the LORD spoke to me, saying,

'Today you shall cross over ^(C1)Ar, the border of Moab.

'When you come opposite the ^(C1)sons of Ammon, do not attack 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 ^(C2)the sons of Lot as a possession.'

"(It is also regarded as the land of the ^(C1)Rephaim, because the Rephaim previously lived in it, but the Ammonites call them Zamzummin,

a people as great, numerous, and tall as the Anakim; but the LORD destroyed them before ^(F1)them. And they dispossessed them and settled in their place,

just as He did for the sons of Esau, who ^(C1)live in Seir, when He destroyed ^(C2)the Horites from before them; they dispossessed them and settled in their place, where they remain even to this day.

"And as for the ^(C1)Avvim, who lived in villages as far as Gaza, the ^(F1)(C2)Caphtorim, who came from ^(F2)(C3)Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.)

'Arise, set out, and pass through the ^(F1)(C1)Valley of Arnon. Look! I have handed over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land; start taking possession and plunge into battle with him.

'This day I will begin to put ^(C1)the dread and fear of you upon the faces of ^(F1)people everywhere, ^(F2)who, when they hear the news of you, ^(C2)will tremble and be in anguish because of you.'