Deuteronomy 15:2

15:2 This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; ¹  he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, ²  for it is to be recognized as “the Lord’s cancellation of debts.”

Deuteronomy 21:13

21:13 discard the clothing she was wearing when captured, ³  and stay ⁴  in your house, lamenting for her father and mother for a full month. After that you may have sexual relations ⁵  with her and become her husband and she your wife.

Deuteronomy 29:19

29:19 When such a person ⁶  hears the words of this oath he secretly ⁷  blesses himself ⁸  and says, “I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” ⁹  This will destroy ¹⁰  the watered ground with the parched. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “his neighbor,” used idiomatically to refer to another person.

² tn Heb “his neighbor and his brother.” The words “his brother” may be a scribal gloss identifying “his neighbor” (on this idiom, see the preceding note) as a fellow Israelite (cf. v. 3). In this case the conjunction before “his brother” does not introduce a second category, but rather has the force of “that is.”

³ tn Heb “she is to…remove the clothing of her captivity” (cf. NASB); NRSV “discard her captive’s garb.”

⁴ tn Heb “sit”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “remain.”

⁵ tn Heb “go unto,” a common Hebrew euphemism for sexual relations.

⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the subject of the warning in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “in his heart.”

⁸ tn Or “invokes a blessing on himself.” A formalized word of blessing is in view, the content of which appears later in the verse.

⁹ tn Heb “heart.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “thus destroying.” For stylistic reasons the translation begins a new sentence here.

¹¹ 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.”