13:12a
the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan: The phrase the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan indicates all the places that were named in the previous verse. It may be helpful to make this explicit. For example:
that is, the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan (New International Version)
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These ⌊previously mentioned⌋ places were all included in the land of King Og, who ruled in Bashan Territory
The story of how Moses and the Israelites defeated the kingdom of Og in Bashan is found in Numbers 21:33-35.
13:12b
who had reigned in Ashtaroth: The town of Ashtaroth was the capital city of King Og. It was twenty-two miles east of the Sea of Galilee.
and Edrei: King Og also had a residence in the town of Edrei. Edrei was mentioned in Joshua 12:4, and you should translate it the same way in both places.
13:12c
and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim: The clause and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim is placed in parentheses in some English versions to indicate that the translators consider this to be background information. There are no parentheses in the Hebrew text or the Berean Standard Bible.
remnant: The word remnant indicates that only a few of the Rephaim were still alive.
Rephaim: The word Rephaim occurred in Joshua 12:4 and you should translate it the same way in both places.
13:12d
Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them: The pronoun them indicates the two kings, King Sihon and King Og. It may be more natural to make this information explicit, for example:
Moses had conquered and dispossessed these two kings (New Jerusalem Bible)
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Moses had defeated Sihon and Og and their people and had forced them to leave their land (Contemporary English Version)
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