Deuteronomy 2:36

2:36 From Aroer, ¹  which is at the edge of Wadi Arnon (it is the city in the wadi), ²  all the way to Gilead there was not a town able to resist us – the Lord our God gave them all to us.

Deuteronomy 3:18

Instructions to the Transjordanian Tribes

3:18 At that time I instructed you as follows: “The Lord your God has given you this land for your possession. You warriors are to cross over before your fellow Israelites ³  equipped for battle.

Deuteronomy 4:6

4:6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding ⁴  to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise ⁵  people.”

Deuteronomy 5:22

The Narrative of the Sinai Revelation and Israel’s Response

5:22 The Lord said these things to your entire assembly at the mountain from the middle of the fire, the cloud, and the darkness with a loud voice, and that was all he said. ⁶  Then he inscribed the words ⁷  on two stone tablets and gave them to me.

Deuteronomy 9:10

9:10 The Lord gave me the two stone tablets, written by the very finger ⁸  of God, and on them was everything ⁹  he ¹⁰  said to you at the mountain from the midst of the fire at the time of that assembly.

Deuteronomy 12:7

12:7 Both you and your families ¹¹  must feast there before the Lord your God and rejoice in all the output of your labor with which he ¹²  has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 26:12

Presentation of the Third-year Tithe

26:12 When you finish tithing all ¹³  your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows ¹⁴  so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages. ¹⁵ 

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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 Heb “your brothers, the sons of Israel.”

⁴ tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”

⁵ tn Heb “wise and understanding.”

⁶ tn Heb “and he added no more” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NLT “This was all he said at that time.”

⁷ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the words spoken by the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn The very finger of God. This is a double figure of speech (1) in which God is ascribed human features (anthropomorphism) and (2) in which a part stands for the whole (synecdoche). That is, God, as Spirit, has no literal finger nor, if he had, would he write with his finger. Rather, the sense is that God himself – not Moses in any way – was responsible for the composition of the Ten Commandments (cf. Exod 31:18; 32:16; 34:1).

⁹ tn Heb “according to all the words.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “the Lord” (likewise at the beginning of vv. 12, 13). See note on “he” in 9:3.

¹¹ tn Heb “and your houses,” referring to entire households. The pronouns “you” and “your” are plural in the Hebrew text.

¹² tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 12:5.

¹³ tn Heb includes “the tithes of.” This has not been included in the translation to avoid redundancy.

¹⁴ tn The terms “Levite, resident foreigner, orphan, and widow” are collective singulars in the Hebrew text (also in v. 13).

¹⁵ tn Heb “gates.”