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This happened after Moses and the Israelites had won against Sihon, king of the Amorites.[a] Sihon ruled in Heshbon. They had also won against Og, the king of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth. The Israelites fought against him at Edrei. Moses began to speak the Lord's message on the east side of the Jordan River, in Moab's country. This is what he said:

The Lord our God said to us at Sinai, ‘You have stayed for a long time near this mountain.

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  1. 1:4 The Amorites were a group of people who lived in Canaan before the Israelites lived there. They lived on both sides of the Jordan River. They were enemies of the Israelites.

This was after he had defeated Sihon(A) king of the Amorites,(B) who reigned in Heshbon,(C) and at Edrei had defeated Og(D) king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.(E)

East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab,(F) Moses began to expound this law, saying:

The Lord our God said to us(G) at Horeb,(H) “You have stayed long enough(I) at this mountain.

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