And it came to pass in the first day of the eleventh month, in the fortieth year that Moses spake unto the children of Israel according unto all that the Lord hath given him in commandment unto them.

After that he had slain [a](A)Sihon the King of the Amorites which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og king of Bashan, which dwelt at Ashtaroth in Edrei.

On this side Jordan at the land of Moab [b]began Moses to declare this law, saying,

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:4 By these examples of God’s favor, their minds are prepared to receive the Law.
  2. Deuteronomy 1:5 The second time.

In the fortieth year,(A) on the first day of the eleventh month,(B) Moses proclaimed(C) to the Israelites all that the Lord had commanded him concerning them. This was after he had defeated Sihon(D) king of the Amorites,(E) who reigned in Heshbon,(F) and at Edrei had defeated Og(G) king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.(H)

East of the Jordan in the territory of Moab,(I) Moses began to expound this law, saying:

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