Deuteronomy 2:34
2:34 At that time we seized all his cities and put every one of them 1 under divine judgment, 2 including even the women and children; we left no survivors.
Deuteronomy 3:5
3:5 All of these cities were fortified by high walls, gates, and locking bars; 3 in addition there were a great many open villages. 4
Deuteronomy 5:3
5:3 He 5 did not make this covenant with our ancestors 6 but with us, we who are here today, all of us living now.
Deuteronomy 5:23
5:23 Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.
Deuteronomy 5:29
5:29 If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey 7 all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
Deuteronomy 6:24
6:24 The Lord commanded us to obey all these statutes and to revere him 8 so that it may always go well for us and he may preserve us, as he has to this day.
Deuteronomy 7:18
7:18 you must not fear them. You must carefully recall 9 what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,
Deuteronomy 13:18
13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving 10 you today and doing what is right 11 before him. 12
Deuteronomy 14:2
14:2 For you are a people holy 13 to the Lord your God. He 14 has chosen you to be his people, prized 15 above all others on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 17:7
17:7 The witnesses 16 must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people 17 are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 27:9
27:9 Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be quiet and pay attention, Israel. Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 28:58
The Curse of Covenant Termination
28:58 “If you refuse to obey 18 all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,
Deuteronomy 30:3
30:3 the Lord your God will reverse your captivity and have pity on you. He will turn and gather you from all the peoples among whom he 19 has scattered you.
Deuteronomy 31:9
The Deposit of the Covenant Text
31:9 Then Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the Levitical priests, who carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all Israel’s elders.
Deuteronomy 31:18
31:18 But I will certainly 20 hide myself at that time because of all the wickedness they 21 will have done by turning to other gods.
Deuteronomy 31:28
31:28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.
1 tn Heb “every city of men.” This apparently identifies the cities as inhabited.
2 tn Heb “under the ban” (נַחֲרֵם, nakharem). The verb employed is חָרַם (kharam, usually in the Hiphil) and the associated noun is חֵרֶם (kherem). See J. Naudé, NIDOTTE, 2:276-77, and, for a more thorough discussion, Susan Niditch, War in the Hebrew Bible, 28-77.
sn Divine judgment refers to God’s designation of certain persons, places, and things as objects of his special wrath and judgment because, in his omniscience, he knows them to be impure and hopelessly unrepentant.
3 tn Or “high walls and barred gates” (NLT); Heb “high walls, gates, and bars.” Since “bars” could be understood to mean “saloons,” the qualifying adjective “locking” has been supplied in the translation.
4 tn The Hebrew term פְּרָזִי (pÿraziy) refers to rural areas, at the most “unwalled villages” (KJV, NASB “unwalled towns”).
5 tn Heb “the Lord.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
6 tn Heb “fathers.”
7 tn Heb “keep” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
8 tn Heb “the Lord our God.” See note on the word “his” in v. 17.
9 tn Heb “recalling, you must recall.” The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute before the finite verb for emphasis. Cf. KJV, ASV “shalt well remember.”
10 tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).
11 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.
12 tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord your God.” See note on the word “him” in v. 3.
13 tn Or “set apart.”
14 tn Heb “The Lord.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
15 tn Or “treasured.” The Hebrew term סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah) describes Israel as God’s choice people, those whom he elected and who are most precious to him (cf. Exod 19:4-6; Deut 14:2; 26:18; 1 Chr 29:3; Ps 135:4; Eccl 2:8 Mal 3:17). See E. Carpenter, NIDOTTE 3:224.
sn The Hebrew term translated “select” (and the whole verse) is reminiscent of the classic covenant text (Exod 19:4-6) which describes Israel’s entry into covenant relationship with the Lord. Israel must resist paganism and its trappings precisely because she is a holy people elected by the Lord from among the nations to be his instrument of world redemption (cf. Deut 7:6; 26:18; Ps 135:4; Mal 3:17; Titus 2:14; 1 Pet 2:9).
16 tn Heb “the hand of the witnesses.” This means the two or three witnesses are to throw the first stones (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).
17 tn Heb “the hand of all the people.”
18 tn Heb “If you are not careful to do.”
19 tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.
20 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “certainly.”
21 tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.