32:39 “See now that I, indeed I, am he!” says the Lord, 3
“and there is no other god besides me.
I kill and give life,
I smash and I heal,
and none can resist 4 my power.
1 sn Aroer. Now known as àAraáir on the northern edge of the Arnon river, Aroer marked the southern limit of Moab and, later, of the allotment of the tribe of Reuben (Josh 13:9, 16).
2 tn Heb “the city in the wadi.” This enigmatic reference may refer to Ar or, more likely, to Aroer itself. Epexegetically the text might read, “From Aroer…, that is, the city in the wadi.” See D. L. Christensen, Deuteronomy 1–11 (WBC), 49.
3 tn Verses 39-42 appear to be a quotation of the
4 tn Heb “deliver from” (so NRSV, NLT).