Deuteronomy 13:18

13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving ¹  you today and doing what is right ²  before him. ³ 

Deuteronomy 25:6

25:6 Then ⁴  the first son ⁵  she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.

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¹ tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).

² tc The LXX and Smr add “and good” to bring the phrase in line with a familiar cliché (cf. Deut 6:18; Josh 9:25; 2 Kgs 10:3; 2 Chr 14:1; etc.). This is an unnecessary and improper attempt to force a text into a preconceived mold.

³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord your God.” See note on the word “him” in v. 3.

⁴ tn Heb “and it will be that.”

⁵ tn Heb “the firstborn.” This refers to the oldest male child.