Deuteronomy 2:21

2:21 They are a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites. But the Lord destroyed the Rephaites ¹  in advance of the Ammonites, ²  so they dispossessed them and settled down in their place.

Deuteronomy 2:26-27

Defeat of Sihon, King of Heshbon

2:26 Then I sent messengers from the Kedemoth ³  Desert to King Sihon of Heshbon with an offer of peace: 2:27 “Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. ⁴  I will not turn aside to the right or the left.

¹ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Rephaites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Ammonites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn Kedemoth. This is probably Aleiyan, about 8 mi (13 km) north of the Arnon and between Dibon and Mattanah.

⁵ tn Heb “in the way in the way” (בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, baderekh baderekh). The repetition lays great stress on the idea of resolute determination to stick to the path. IBHS 116 §7.2.3c.