Deuteronomy 1:17

1:17 They¹ must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly² and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

Deuteronomy 30:9

30:9 The Lord your God will make the labor of your hands³ abundantly successful and multiply your children,⁴ the offspring of your cattle, and the produce of your soil. For the Lord your God will once more⁵ rejoice over you to make you prosperous⁶ just as he rejoiced over your ancestors,

Deuteronomy 31:16

31:16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die,⁷ and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they⁸ are going. They⁹ will reject¹⁰ me and break my covenant that I have made with them.¹¹

¹tn Heb “you,” and throughout the verse (cf. NASB, NRSV).

²tn Heb “the small,” but referring to social status, not physical stature.

³tc The MT reads “hand” (singular). Most versions read the plural.

⁴tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV); NRSV “of your body.”

⁵tn Heb “return and.” The Hebrew verb is used idiomatically here to indicate the repetition of the following action.

⁶tn The Hebrew text includes “for good.”

⁷tn Heb “lie down with your fathers” (so NASB); NRSV “ancestors.”

⁸tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they,” which is necessary in any case in the translation because of contemporary English style. The third person singular also occurs in the Hebrew text twice more in this verse, three times in v. 17, once in v. 18, five times in v. 20, and four times in v. 21. Each time it is translated as third person plural for stylistic reasons.

⁹tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁰tn Or “abandon” (TEV, NLT).

¹¹tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.