The Canaanite King of Arad heard—who lived in the south—that Yisroel had come by the route of the spies; he attacked [waged war with] Yisroel, and he took from them a captive.

Yisroel made a vow to [before] Adonoy and said, “If You will deliver this people into my hand, I shall consecrate their cities.”

Adonoy heard Yisroel’s voice [prayers], and He delivered the Canaanites (into Yisroel’s hand), and he (Yisroel) destroyed them and [consecrated] their cities; the region was named Chormo.

They then traveled from Mount Hor by the Reed Sea route, in order to circle around the land of Edom; traveling was insufferable to the [soul of the] people.

The people spoke out [complained] against [the word of] God and [they fought] Moshe, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no food and no water, and we are disgusted with this rotten bread [which is eaten simply].”

Adonoy sent against the people the consuming snakes, and they bit the people, and many people of Yisroel died.

The people came to Moshe and said, “We have sinned by speaking against [complaining before] Adonoy and [fighting with] you; pray to [before] Adonoy that He remove the snakes from us.” Moshe prayed on behalf of the people.

Adonoy said to Moshe, “Make yourself [the image of] a consuming snake, and place it upon a banner; and anyone bitten will look at it and live.”

Moshe made a copper snake and placed it on the banner; whenever a snake bit a person, he would gaze upon the copper snake and live.

Bnei Yisroel traveled on and camped in Ovos.

They traveled from Ovos and camped in the wasteland passes in the wilderness, facing Moav, eastward of the sun.

They traveled from there and camped in the valley of Zered.

They traveled from there and camped opposite Arnon, in the wilderness, extending from the Emorite border; Arnon being the Moav border between Moav and the Emorite.

Concerning this will be told in the Book of the Wars of Adonoy, “He gave at the Reeds (Sea) and [the might at] the valleys of Arnon.

And the spillage in the valleys when it turned to dwell at Ar, and then leaned on the border of Moav.

From there, to the well; this is the well of which Adonoy said to Moshe, ‘Gather the people and I will give them water.’”

It was then that Yisroel sang this song [of praise]: “Arise, O well, sing to it!

The well dug by princes, that the nobles of the nation excavated, through the lawgiver, with their staffs; from the wilderness a gift [was given to them].

The gift [given to them] (traveled) to the valley, and from the valley [rose with them] to the heights.

And from the heights to the valley that is in the field of Moav, at the top of the peak that overlooks the wastelands.”

Yisroel sent emissaries to Sichon, King of the Emorite, saying.

“Let me pass through your land, we will not turn aside into the fields and vineyards, we will not drink well water; we will go by the King’s road until we have passed through your territory.”

But Sichon did not allow Yisroel to pass through his territory; Sichon gathered all his people and went out against Yisroel to the wilderness; he came to Yohatz and attacked [waged war with] Yisroel.

Yisroel defeated him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land; from Arnon to the Yabok, as far as Amon[’s border], because Amon’s border was impregnable.

Yisroel took [captured] all these cities; Yisroel settled in all the cities of the Emorite, in Cheshbon and all its daughters [villages].

For Cheshbon was then a city of Sichon, King of the Emorites, and he had waged war against the first king of Moav, and took all his land from his hand, as far as Arnon.

Concerning this, the parable tellers say: “Come to Cheshbon, may it be built and established as the city of Sichon.

For [an Easterly wind as strong as] a fire went forth from Cheshbon, [waged war as] a flame from Sichon’s capital; it consumed [killing the nation that dwelled in] Ar [Lechoyas], of Moav, [killing] the masters [priests who serve in the house of idol worship] of Arnon’s heights.

Woe to you, O Moav, you are destroyed, people of [who serve] Kemosh, he rendered your sons as refugees, and your daughters captives, of Sichon, King of Emori.

Their kingdom was uprooted from Cheshbon as far as Divon [whose reign has ended]; we made them desolate as far as Nofach near Meidva.”

Yisroel settled in the land of the Emorite.

Moshe sent [men] to spy on Ya’zer, and they captured its surrounding villages, and drove out the Emorites that were there.

They then turned and headed toward the Bashan [Masnon]; and Og, King of the Bashan [Masnon], came out against them he with all his people, to wage war at Edre’i.

Adonoy said to Moshe, “Do not be afraid of him, for into your hand I have delivered Ihim and all his people and territory; do to him as you have done to Sichon, King of the Emorite, who lives in Cheshbon.”

And they killed him (Og), his sons, and all his people, leaving no survivors; and they took possession of his land.