Deuteronomy 1:44

1:44 The Amorite inhabitants of that area ¹  confronted ²  you and chased you like a swarm of bees, striking you down from Seir as far as Hormah. ³ 

Deuteronomy 2:23

2:23 As for the Avvites ⁴  who lived in settlements as far west as Gaza, Caphtorites ⁵  who came from Crete ⁶  destroyed them and settled down in their place.)

Deuteronomy 2:33

2:33 the Lord our God delivered him over to us and we struck him down, along with his sons ⁷  and everyone else. ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 9:15

9:15 So I turned and went down the mountain while it ⁹  was blazing with fire; the two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.

Deuteronomy 10:5

10:5 Then I turned, went down the mountain, and placed the tablets into the ark I had made – they are still there, just as the Lord commanded me.

Deuteronomy 10:22

10:22 When your ancestors went down to Egypt, they numbered only seventy, but now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of the sky. ¹⁰ 

Deuteronomy 12:29

The Abomination of Pagan Gods

12:29 When the Lord your God eliminates the nations from the place where you are headed and you dispossess them, you will settle down in their land. ¹¹ 

Deuteronomy 28:24

28:24 The Lord will make the rain of your land powder and dust; it will come down on you from the sky until you are destroyed.

Deuteronomy 33:28

33:28 Israel lives in safety,

the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, ¹² 

in a land of grain and new wine;

indeed, its heavens ¹³  rain down dew. ¹⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “in that hill country,” repeating the end of v. 43.

² tn Heb “came out to meet.”

³ sn Hormah is probably Khirbet el-Meshash, 5.5 mi (9 km) west of Arad and 7.5 mi (12 km) SE of Beer Sheba. Its name is a derivative of the verb חָרָם (kharam, “to ban; to exterminate”). See Num 21:3.

⁴ sn Avvites. Otherwise unknown, these people were probably also Anakite (or Rephaite) giants who lived in the lower Mediterranean coastal plain until they were expelled by the Caphtorites.

⁵ sn Caphtorites. These peoples are familiar from both the OT (Gen 10:14; 1 Chr 1:12; Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7) and ancient Near Eastern texts (Miriam Lichtheim, Ancient Egyptian Literature, 2:37-38; ANET 138). They originated in Crete (OT “Caphtor”) and are identified as the ancestors of the Philistines (Gen 10:14; Jer 47:4).

⁶ tn Heb “Caphtor”; the modern name of the island of Crete is used in the translation for clarity (cf. NCV, TEV, NLT).

⁷ tc The translation follows the Qere or marginal reading; the Kethib (consonantal text) has the singular, “his son.”

⁸ tn Heb “all his people.”

⁹ tn Heb “the mountain.” The translation uses a pronoun for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

¹⁰ tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

¹¹ tn Heb “dwell in their land” (so NASB). In the Hebrew text vv. 29-30 are one long sentence. For stylistic reasons the translation divides it into two.

¹² tn Heb “all alone.” The idea is that such vital resources as water will some day no longer need protection because God will provide security.

¹³ tn Or “skies.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

¹⁴ tn Or perhaps “drizzle, showers.” See note at Deut 32:2.