Deuteronomy 1:4-5

Context
1:4 This took place after the defeat¹ of King Sihon² of the Amorites, whose capital was³ in Heshbon,⁴ and King Og of Bashan, whose capital was⁵ in Ashtaroth,⁶ specifically in Edrei.⁷ 1:5 So it was in the Transjordan, in Moab, that Moses began to deliver these words:⁸

[1:4] ¹tn Heb “when he struck [or “smote”].”

[1:4] ²sn See Deut 2:26–3:22.

[1:4] ³tn Heb “who lived.”

[1:4] ⁴sn Heshbon is probably modern Tell Hesban, about 7.5 mi (12 km) south southwest of Amman, Jordan.

[1:4] ⁵tn Heb “who lived.”

[1:4] ⁶sn Ashtaroth is probably Tell àAshtarah, about 22 mi (35 km) due east of the Sea of Galilee.

[1:4] ⁷sn Edrei is probably modern Deràa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31).

[1:5] ⁸tn Heb “this instruction”; KJV, NIV, NRSV “this law”; TEV “God’s laws and teachings.” The Hebrew noun תוֹרָה (torah) is derived from the verb יָרָה (yarah, “to teach”) and here it refers to the Book of Deuteronomy, not the Pentateuch as a whole.