Moses resumes reminding the people of Israel about what happened in the past.

## as at the first time ##

This means the first time Moses went up Mount Sinai to receive the stone tablets from Yahweh.

## forty days and forty nights ##

"40 days and 40 nights" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

## possess the land ##

AT: "take ownership of the land"

## their ancestors ##

This refers to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

## to give to them ##

"to give to the people of Israel"