Deuteronomy 1:16

1:16 I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they ¹  should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens ²  and judge fairly, ³  whether between one citizen and another ⁴  or a citizen and a resident foreigner. ⁵ 

Deuteronomy 5:21

5:21 You must not desire ⁶  another man’s ⁷  wife, nor should you crave his ⁸  house, his field, his male and female servants, his ox, his donkey, or anything else he owns.” ⁹ 

Deuteronomy 13:2

13:2 and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely, “Let us follow other gods” – gods whom you have not previously known – “and let us serve them.”

Deuteronomy 13:6

False Prophets in the Family

13:6 Suppose your own full brother, ¹⁰  your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods ¹¹  that neither you nor your ancestors ¹²  have previously known, ¹³ 

Deuteronomy 15:7

The Spirit of Liberality

15:7 If a fellow Israelite ¹⁴  from one of your villages ¹⁵  in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive ¹⁶  to his impoverished condition. ¹⁷ 

Deuteronomy 15:18

15:18 You should not consider it difficult to let him go free, for he will have served you for six years, twice ¹⁸  the time of a hired worker; the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 19:3

19:3 You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent ¹⁹  of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

Deuteronomy 22:5

22:5 A woman must not wear men’s clothing, ²⁰  nor should a man dress up in women’s clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive ²¹  to the Lord your God.

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¹ tn Or “you.” A number of English versions treat the remainder of this verse and v. 17 as direct discourse rather than indirect discourse (cf. KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

² tn Heb “brothers.” The term “brothers” could, in English, be understood to refer to siblings, so “fellow citizens” has been used in the translation.

³ tn The Hebrew word צֶדֶק (tsedeq, “fairly”) carries the basic idea of conformity to a norm of expected behavior or character, one established by God himself. Fair judgment adheres strictly to that norm or standard (see D. Reimer, NIDOTTE 3:750).

⁴ tn Heb “between a man and his brother.”

⁵ tn Heb “his stranger” or “his sojourner”; NAB, NIV “an alien”; NRSV “resident alien.” The Hebrew word גֵּר (ger) commonly means “foreigner.”

⁶ tn The Hebrew verb used here (חָמַד, khamad) is different from the one translated “crave” (אָוַה, ’avah) in the next line. The former has sexual overtones (“lust” or the like; cf. Song of Sol 2:3) whereas the latter has more the idea of a desire or craving for material things.

⁷ tn Heb “your neighbor’s.” See note on the term “fellow man” in v. 19.

⁸ tn Heb “your neighbor’s.” The pronoun is used in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁹ tn Heb “or anything that is your neighbor’s.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “your brother, the son of your mother.” In a polygamous society it was not rare to have half brothers and sisters by way of a common father and different mothers.

¹¹ tn In the Hebrew text these words are in the form of a brief quotation: “entice you secretly saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods.’”

¹² tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 17).

¹³ tn Heb “which you have not known, you or your fathers.” (cf. KJV, ASV; on “fathers” cf. v. 18).

¹⁴ tn Heb “one of your brothers” (so NASB); NAB “one of your kinsmen”; NRSV “a member of your community.” See the note at v. 2.

¹⁵ tn Heb “gates.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “withdraw your hand.” Cf. NIV “hardhearted or tightfisted” (NRSV and NLT similar).

¹⁷ tn Heb “from your needy brother.”

¹⁸ tn The Hebrew term מִשְׁנֶה (mishneh, “twice”) could mean “equivalent to” (cf. NRSV) or, more likely, “double” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT). The idea is that a hired worker would put in only so many hours per day whereas a bondslave was available around the clock.

¹⁹ tn Heb “border.”

²⁰ tn Heb “a man’s clothing.”

²¹ tn The Hebrew term תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “offense”) speaks of anything that runs counter to ritual or moral order, especially (in the OT) to divine standards. Cross-dressing in this covenant context may suggest homosexuality, fertility cult ritual, or some other forbidden practice.