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Deuteronomy 2:26

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Defeat of Sihon, King of Heshbon

2:26 Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth 1  Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace:

Deuteronomy 33:5

Context

33:5 The Lord 2  was king over Jeshurun, 3 

when the leaders of the people assembled,

the tribes of Israel together. 4 

1 sn Kedemoth. This is probably Aleiyan, about 8 mi (13 km) north of the Arnon and between Dibon and Mattanah.

2 tn Heb “he was king.” The present translation avoids the sudden shift in person and the mistaken impression that Moses is the referent by specifying the referent as “the Lord.”

3 sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15.

4 sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.



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