Devarim 2:19-21

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁹And when thou comest opposite the Bnei Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them; for I will not give thee of the Eretz Bnei Ammon any yerushah; because I have given it unto the Bnei Lot for a yerushah.

²⁰(That also was accounted a land of Refa’im; Refa’im dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonim call them Zamzummim;

²¹A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakim; but Hashem destroyed them before them; and they [the Ammonim] dispossessed them, and dwelt in their place:

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Deuteronomy 2:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹When you come to the Ammonites,^(A) do not harass them or provoke them to war,^(B) for I will not give you possession of any land belonging to the Ammonites. I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.^(C)”

²⁰(That too was considered a land of the Rephaites,^(D) who used to live there; but the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. ²¹They were a people strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites.^(E) The Lord destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place.

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Deuteronomy 2:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹And when you approach the territory of the people of Ammon, ^(A)do not harass them or contend with them, for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to ^(B)the sons of Lot for a possession.’ ²⁰(It is also counted as a land of ^(C)Rephaim. Rephaim formerly lived there—but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim— ²¹^(D)a people great and many, and tall as the Anakim; but the Lord destroyed them before the Ammonites,^[a] and they dispossessed them and settled in their place,