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Sifrei Devarim 3

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English · Shraga Silverstein

(Devarim 1:4) "after he had smitten Sichon, king of the Emori": An analogy: A king and his army have sortied into the desert. The king to his soldiers: When we come to an (inhabited) land, I will give you amnonoth (types of delicacies): His soldiers: "Give us amnonoth here." And he gave them. "Give us hot gluskaoth." And he gave them. The commander: "Because the king is wealthy and merciful, you belabor him? In the beginning I said nothing to you, so that you would not say that the king is unable to supply your needs, but now I tell you — Why do you have no faith in him!"

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English · Shraga Silverstein

Thus Moses said: If I rebuke Israel first, they will say: Because he has no strength he rebukes us! But after they entered the land of Sichon and Og and he defeated them, he rebuked them. Thus, ”after he had smitten Sichon, etc."

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"Sichon, king of the Emori, who dwelt in Cheshbon": (Even) if Sichon were not formidable, but he lived in Cheshbon, it would be difficult (to defeat them), the (inhabitants of the) land being formidable. And (even) if the land were not formidable, but Sichon dwelt therein, it would be difficult, the king being formidable. How much more so, when both the king and the land are formidable!

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"and Og the king of Bashan, who dwelt in Ashteroth": (Even) if Og were not formidable, but he lived in Ashteroth, it would be difficult (to defeat them), the (inhabitants of the) land being formidable. And (even) if the land were not formidable, but Og dwelt therein, it would be difficult, the king being formidable. How much more so when both the king and the land are formidable!

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English · Shraga Silverstein

"Ashteroth": hard as horns (karnayim), (its full name being Ashteroth Karnayim.) "in Edrei": the site of the war.

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