Deuteronomy 2:9

2:9 Then the Lord said to me, “Do not harass Moab and provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land as your territory. This is because I have given Ar ¹  to the descendants of Lot ²  as their possession.

Deuteronomy 2:19

2:19 But when you come close to the Ammonites, do not harass or provoke them because I am not giving you any of the Ammonites’ land as your possession; I have already given it to Lot’s descendants ³  as their possession.

Deuteronomy 3:2

3:2 The Lord, however, said to me, “Don’t be afraid of him because I have already given him, his whole army, ⁴  and his land to you. You will do to him exactly what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites who lived in Heshbon.”

Deuteronomy 3:20

3:20 You must fight ⁵  until the Lord gives your countrymen victory ⁶  as he did you and they take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving them on the other side of the Jordan River. Then each of you may return to his own territory that I have given you.”

Deuteronomy 12:21

12:21 If the place he ⁷  chooses to locate his name is too far for you, you may slaughter any of your herd and flock he ⁸  has given you just as I have stipulated; you may eat them in your villages ⁹  just as you wish.

Deuteronomy 26:13

26:13 Then you shall say before the Lord your God, “I have removed the sacred offering ¹⁰  from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. ¹¹  I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.

Deuteronomy 28:31

28:31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.

Deuteronomy 28:52

28:52 They will besiege all of your villages ¹²  until all of your high and fortified walls collapse – those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.

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¹ sn Ar was a Moabite city on the Arnon River east of the Dead Sea. It is mentioned elsewhere in the “Book of the Wars of Yahweh” (Num 21:15; cf. 21:28; Isa 15:1). Here it is synonymous with the whole land of Moab.

² sn The descendants of Lot. Following the destruction of the cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah, as God’s judgment, Lot fathered two sons by his two daughters, namely, Moab and Ammon (Gen 19:30-38). Thus, these descendants of Lot in and around Ar were the Moabites.

³ sn Lot’s descendants. See note on this phrase in Deut 2:9.

⁴ tn Heb “people.”

⁵ tn The words “you must fight” are not present in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “gives your brothers rest.”

⁷ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 12:5.

⁸ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 12:5.

⁹ tn Heb “gates” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “in your own community.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “the sacred thing.” The term הַקֹּדֶשׁ (haqqodesh) likely refers to an offering normally set apart for the Lord but, as a third-year tithe, given on this occasion to people in need. Sometimes this is translated as “the sacred portion” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV), but that could sound to a modern reader as if a part of the house were being removed and given away.

¹¹ tn Heb “according to all your commandment that you commanded me.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Heb “gates,” also in vv. 55, 57.