# General Information:

The writer begins to give background information about the people of the land. These words are not part of Moses' speech to the Israelites. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# The Emites lived ... call them the Emim

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/translate/writing-background]])

# Emites ... Rephaim

These are names of people groups that were considered giants. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Anakim

These are descendants of the Anak people who were very large and fierce. See how you translated this in [Deuteronomy 1:28](../01/26.md).