Deuteronomy 3:17

3:17 The Arabah and the Jordan River ¹  were also a border, from the sea of Chinnereth ²  to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), ³  beneath the watershed ⁴  of Pisgah ⁵  to the east.

Deuteronomy 8:9

8:9 a land where you may eat food ⁶  in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron ⁷  and from whose hills you can mine copper.

Deuteronomy 8:15

8:15 and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents ⁸  and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow ⁹  from a flint rock and

Deuteronomy 15:20

15:20 You and your household must eat them annually before the Lord your God in the place he ¹⁰  chooses.

Deuteronomy 16:8

16:8 You must eat bread made without yeast for six days. The seventh day you are to hold an assembly for the Lord your God; you must not do any work on that day. ¹¹ 

Deuteronomy 18:19

18:19 I will personally hold responsible ¹²  anyone who then pays no attention to the words that prophet ¹³  speaks in my name.

Deuteronomy 22:1

Laws Concerning Preservation of Life

22:1 When you see ¹⁴  your neighbor’s ¹⁵  ox or sheep going astray, do not ignore it; ¹⁶  you must return it without fail ¹⁷  to your neighbor.

Deuteronomy 23:23

23:23 Whatever you vow, you must be careful to do what you have promised, such as what you have vowed to the Lord your God as a freewill offering.

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¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in vv. 20, 25).

² tn Heb “from Chinnereth.” The words “the sea of” have been supplied in the translation as a clarification.

sn Chinnereth. This is another name for the Sea of Galilee, so called because its shape is that of a harp (the Hebrew term for “harp” is כִּנּוֹר, kinnor).

³ sn The Salt Sea is another name for the Dead Sea (cf. Gen 14:3; Josh 3:16).

⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term אַשְׁדֹּת (’ashdot) is unclear. It is usually translated either “slopes” (ASV, NAB, NIV) or “watershed” (NEB).

⁵ sn Pisgah. This appears to refer to a small range of mountains, the most prominent peak of which is Mount Nebo (Num 21:20; 23:14; Deut 3:27; cf. 34:1).

⁶ tn The Hebrew term may refer to “food” in a more general sense (cf. NASB, NCV, NLT) or “bread” in particular (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV).

⁷ sn A land whose stones are iron. Since iron deposits are few and far between in Palestine, the reference here is probably to iron ore found in mines as opposed to the meteorite iron more commonly known in that area.

⁸ tn Heb “flaming serpents”; KJV, NASB “fiery serpents”; NAB “saraph serpents.” This figure of speech (metonymy) probably describes the venomous and painful results of snakebite. The feeling from such an experience would be like a burning fire (שָׂרָף, saraf).

⁹ tn Heb “the one who brought out for you water.” In the Hebrew text this continues the preceding sentence, but the translation begins a new sentence here for stylistic reasons.

¹⁰ tn Heb “the Lord.” The translation uses a pronoun for stylistic reasons. See note on “he” in 15:4.

¹¹ tn The words “on that day” are not in the Hebrew text; they are supplied in the translation for clarification (cf. TEV, NLT).

¹² tn Heb “will seek from him”; NAB “I myself will make him answer for it”; NRSV “will hold accountable.”

¹³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Heb “you must not see,” but, if translated literally into English, the statement is misleading.

¹⁵ tn Heb “brother’s” (also later in this verse). In this context it is not limited to one’s siblings, however; cf. NAB “your kinsman’s.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “hide yourself.”

¹⁷ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with the words “without fail.”