A. Yahweh's Command: "Then Yahweh said to me, 'You have . . .'" v2
B. Israel instructed to pass through the land given to the descendants of Esau: "You are about to pass through the territory of . . . the descendants of Esau who live in Seir . . . not enough to put your foot on . . . you are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink," vv3-8.
Ca. Israel instructed not to harass the descendants of Lot: "Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land for I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession," v9.
Cb. Of Rephaites, Anakites, and Horites: "The Emites used to live there . . . strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites . . . Rephaites . . . Horites used to live in Seir but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them. They destroyed the Horites . . ," vv10-12.
D. Journey Marker: "Yahweh said, 'Now get up and cross the Zered Valley . . ,'" v13.
E. The total elimination of the past generation, vv14-16.
D'. Journey Marker: "Yahweh said, 'Today you will cross the region of Moab at Ar,'" v17-18
Ca'. Israel instructed not to harass the descendants of Lot: ". . . do not harass [the Ammonites] or provoke them, for I will not give you any part of the land of the Ammonites, for I have given them to the descendants of Lot as a possession," v19.
Cb'. Of Rephaites, Anakites, and Horites: ". . . Rephaites used to live there . . . called Zamzummites . . . strong and numerous, and as tall as the Anakites. . . Yahweh destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who dispossessed them. Yahweh had done the same for the descendants of Esau, who used to live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites," vv20-23.
B'. Israel requests Sihon to let them pass though his land as they did in the land given to the descendants of Esau: "Let us pass through your country . . . sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver . . . Only let us pass through on foot as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir . . . did for us," vv24-30.
A'. Yahweh's Command: "Then Yahweh said to me, 'See, I have . . ,'" v31.
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