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Deuteronomy 2:19

LotAmmon

17 That the LORD spake unto me, saying,

18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:

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.

20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;

21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead:

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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

    And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

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  • Judges 11:13–27

    And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

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  • 2 Chronicles 20:10

    And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;

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  • Genesis 19:36–38

    Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:5

    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

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