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In these verses, the Levites continue to praise Yahweh in the presence of the people of Israel.

You made their children as numerous as the stars of heaven

"You multiplied their children as the stars of heaven"

You made their

Here "you" refers to Yahweh, and "their" refers to the Israelites at the time of Moses.

you brought them into the land. You told their ancestors to go in and possess it

"you brought them into the land that you told their ancestors to enter and possess"

You gave them into their hands, with their kings and the peoples of the land

Here "them" refers to the Canaanites, and "their" refers to the Israelites. "You handed the Canaanite kings and their people over to them"