The writer begins to give background information about the people of the land. These words are not part of Moses's speech to the Israelites. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])
These words give background information about the Emite people, who had lived in the land before the Moabites. Your language may have a special way to mark background information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])