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Deuteronomy 2:19

LotAmmon

17 the LORD said to me,

18 “Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar.

But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

20 (That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites.

21 They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place,

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BSB
But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
KJV
And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
WEB
When you come near the border of the children of Ammon, don’t bother them, nor contend with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.”
ASV
and when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, vex them not, nor contend with them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon for a possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession.
DARBY
and come near over against the children of Ammon; thou shalt not distress them nor attack them; for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon a possession; for unto the children of Lot have I given it as a possession.
BLB
And [when] you come near the sons of Ammon, do not harass them and you shall not fight with them, for I will not give of the land of the sons of Ammon to you [as] a possession, because I have given it [as] a possession to the sons of Lot.”
ÅB
og du kommer nær Ammons barns land; men du må ikke angripe dem eller gi deg i strid med dem; jeg vil ikke gi deg noe av Ammons barns land til eiendom, for jeg har gitt Lots barn det til eiendom.
OTB
Når dere kommer motsatt ammonittene, ikke trakasser dem eller provoser dem til krig, for jeg vil ikke gi dere eiendom av noe land som tilhører ammonittene. Jeg har gitt det som eiendom til etterkommerne av Lot."
B1930
og du kommer nær Ammons barns land; men du må ikke angripe dem eller gi dig i strid med dem; jeg vil ikke gi dig noget av Ammons barns land til eiendom, for jeg har gitt Lots barn det til eiendom.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:9

    Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”

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  • Judges 11:13–27

    The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:10

    And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

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  • Genesis 19:36–38

    Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:5

    Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

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