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 ¹  the time of a hired worker; the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

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 25:19

25:19 So when the Lord your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he ⁵  is giving you as an inheritance, ⁶  you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven ⁷  – do not forget! ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 31:21

31:21 Then when ⁹  many disasters and distresses overcome them ¹⁰  this song will testify against them, ¹¹  for their ¹²  descendants will not forget it. ¹³  I know the ¹⁴  intentions they have in mind ¹⁵  today, even before I bring them ¹⁶  to the land I have promised.”

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¹ 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.

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 Heb “ the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

⁶ tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess it.”

⁷ tn Or “from beneath the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁸ sn This command is fulfilled in 1 Sam 15:1-33.

⁹ tn Heb “Then it will come to pass that.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

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

¹² tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹³ tn Heb “it will not be forgotten from the mouth of his seed.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁵ tn Heb “which he is doing.”

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