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The Chiasm of Deuteronomy 8

Deuteronomy 8 is an example of a chiasm, a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. https://www.howthebiblefitstogether.org/files/Deut-8a-Chiasm.pdf

The Chiasm of Deuteronomy 3:6

A chiasm is a literary structure where the words of the first section of a passage are repeated in reverse order in the second. Typically whatever is in the center of the chiasm is what is being emphasized. In Deuteronomy 3:6, the emphasis is on Sihon the king of Heshbon as an example of someone