because, &c. Compare Genesis 32:3; Genesis 33:6-8; Genesis 36:8; Joshua 24:4.
a possession. Hebrew. yarash (because given). Also in verses: Deuteronomy 2:9; Deuteronomy 2:12; Deuteronomy 2:19; Deuteronomy 2:20, &c.; in Deut, not 'ahaz (because seized), as in other books; though 'ahaz is used in Ch. Deuteronomy 32:49.