11:19a And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon,

Then they sent messengers to King Sihon king of Amor who lived in Heshbon.
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Then the people of Israel sent messengers to the king of the Amorites named Sihon. He ruled from the town of Heshbon.

11:19b and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’

They said, “Let us go through your country to our own place.”
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The messengers said, ‘Please allow us to cross through your land to get to the land where we are going.’

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