Deuteronomy 14:8

14:8 Also the pig is ritually impure to you; though it has divided hooves, ¹  it does not chew the cud. You may not eat their meat or even touch their remains.

Deuteronomy 19:6

19:6 Otherwise the blood avenger will chase after the killer in the heat of his anger, eventually overtake him, ²  and kill him, ³  though this is not a capital case ⁴  since he did not hate him at the time of the accident.

Deuteronomy 28:62

28:62 There will be very few of you left, though at one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky, ⁵  because you will have disobeyed ⁶  the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 29:19

29:19 When such a person ⁷  hears the words of this oath he secretly ⁸  blesses himself ⁹  and says, “I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” ¹⁰  This will destroy ¹¹  the watered ground with the parched. ¹² 

Deuteronomy 30:12-13

30:12 It is not in heaven, as though one must say, “Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 30:13 And it is not across the sea, as though one must say, “Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”

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¹ tc The MT lacks (probably by haplography) the phrase וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע פַּרְסָה (vÿshosa’ shesa’ parsah, “and is clovenfooted,” i.e., “has parted hooves”), a phrase found in the otherwise exact parallel in Lev 11:7. The LXX and Smr attest the longer reading here. The meaning is, however, clear without it.

² tn Heb “and overtake him, for the road is long.”

³ tn Heb “smite with respect to life,” that is, fatally.

⁴ tn Heb “no judgment of death.”

⁵ tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁶ tn Heb “have not listened to the voice of.”

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the subject of the warning in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “in his heart.”

⁹ tn Or “invokes a blessing on himself.” A formalized word of blessing is in view, the content of which appears later in the verse.

¹⁰ tn Heb “heart.”

¹¹ tn Heb “thus destroying.” For stylistic reasons the translation begins a new sentence here.

¹² tn Heb “the watered with the parched.” The word “ground” is implied. The exact meaning of the phrase is uncertain although it appears to be figurative. This appears to be a proverbial observation employing a figure of speech (a merism) suggesting totality. That is, the Israelite who violates the letter and even spirit of the covenant will harm not only himself but everything he touches – “the watered and the parched.” Cf. CEV “you will cause the rest of Israel to be punished along with you.”