Deuteronomy 2:27
2:27 “Let me pass through your land; I will keep strictly to the roadway. 1 I will not turn aside to the right or the left.
Deuteronomy 17:17
17:17 Furthermore, he must not marry many 2 wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.
Deuteronomy 28:14
28:14 But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving 3 you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship 4 them.
Deuteronomy 28:54
28:54 The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.
Deuteronomy 30:2
30:2 Then if you and your descendants 5 turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being 6 just as 7 I am commanding you today,
1 tn Heb “in the way in the way” (בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, baderekh baderekh). The repetition lays great stress on the idea of resolute determination to stick to the path. IBHS 116 §7.2.3c.
2 tn Heb “must not multiply” (cf. KJV, NASB); NLT “must not take many.”
3 tn Heb “from all the words which I am commanding.”
4 tn Heb “in order to serve.”
5 tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); KJV, ASV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT “children.”
6 tn Or “heart and soul” (also in vv. 6, 10).
7 tn Heb “according to all.”