Deuteronomy 4:13

4:13 And he revealed to you the covenant¹ he has commanded you to keep, the ten commandments,² writing them on two stone tablets.

Deuteronomy 8:11

Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God

8:11 Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.

Deuteronomy 11:1

Reiteration of the Call to Obedience

11:1 You must love the Lord your God and do what he requires; keep his statutes, ordinances, and commandments³ at all times.

Deuteronomy 13:4

13:4 You must follow the Lord your God and revere only him; and you must observe his commandments, obey him, serve him, and remain loyal to him.

Deuteronomy 13:18

13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving⁴ you today and doing what is right⁵ before him.⁶

Deuteronomy 26:17-18

26:17 Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him. 26:18 And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

Deuteronomy 27:1

The Assembly at Shechem

27:1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Pay attention to all the commandments⁷ I am giving⁸ you today.

Deuteronomy 28:9

28:9 The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments⁹ and obey him.¹⁰

Deuteronomy 28:14

28:14 But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving¹¹ you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship¹² them.

Deuteronomy 28:61

28:61 Moreover, the Lord will bring upon you every kind of sickness and plague not mentioned in this scroll of commandments,¹³ until you have perished.

¹sn This is the first occurrence of the word בְּרִית (bÿrit, “covenant”) in the Book of Deuteronomy but it appears commonly hereafter (4:23, 31; 5:2, 3; 7:9, 12; 8:18; 9:9, 10, 11, 15; 10:2, 4, 5, 8; 17:2; 29:1, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 25; 31:9, 16, 20, 25, 26; 33:9). Etymologically, it derives from the notion of linking or yoking together. See M. Weinfeld, TDOT 2:255.

²tn Heb “the ten words.”

³tn This collocation of technical terms for elements of the covenant text lends support to its importance and also signals a new section of paraenesis in which Moses will exhort Israel to covenant obedience. The Hebrew term מִשְׁמָרוֹת (mishmarot, “obligations”) sums up the three terms that follow – חֻקֹּת (khuqot), מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishppatim), and מִצְוֹת (mitsot).

⁴tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).

⁵tc 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.

⁶tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord your God.” See note on the word “him” in v. 3.

⁷tn Heb “the whole commandment.” See note at 5:31.

⁸tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 10).

⁹tn Heb “the commandments of the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in the previous verse.

¹⁰tn Heb “and walk in his ways” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

¹¹tn Heb “from all the words which I am commanding.”

¹²tn Heb “in order to serve.”

¹³tn The Hebrew term תּוֹרָה (torah) can refer either (1) to the whole Pentateuch or, more likely, (2) to the book of Deuteronomy or even (3) only to this curse section of the covenant text. “Scroll” better reflects the actual document, since “book” conveys the notion of a bound book with pages to the modern English reader. Cf. KJV, NASB, NRSV “the book of this law”; NIV, NLT “this Book of the Law”; TEV “this book of God’s laws and teachings.”