Chasidut sobre Deuteronómio 1:4
אַחֲרֵ֣י הַכֹּת֗וֹ אֵ֚ת סִיחֹן֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן וְאֵ֗ת ע֚וֹג מֶ֣לֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֔ן אֲשֶׁר־יוֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹ֖ת בְּאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃
Después que hirió á Sehón rey de los Amorrheos, que habitaba en Hesbón, y á Og rey de Basán, que habitaba en Astarot en Edrei:
Ohev Yisrael
These are the words that Moses addressed to all Israel on the other side of the Jordan etc after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites etc (Deut. 1:1 - Deut. 1:4) - One needs to understand: isn't explained in the words of our sages that whenever the expression "these" is used it cancels what came before? And what is cancelled here with "these"? Also, at first glance the expression "on the other side of the Jordan" is unnecessary, since we already know it, given that we read the end of Mas'ei (Numbers 36:13). Also, what is the need for the Torah to give the indication "after he defeated Sihon"? Didn't we know this already?
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