Deuteronomy 3:16

And unto the Reubenites, etc.] Since this verse repeats what is already stated, it also is regarded as secondary. -The language of 16, however, is harmonious with that of Deuteronomy 2:36, and it is possible that this sequence represents the older form of the narrative, before the incorporation of the account of Og, for there seems no reason why an editorial expounder should thus imperfectly reproduce statements already made." (Oxf. Hex., ii. 252.)

the middle of the valley for a border That is, the exact border was not the edge, but the stream-bed of the wâdy.