Deuteronomy 4:23

4:23 Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he ¹  has forbidden ²  you.

Deuteronomy 23:21

23:21 When you make a vow to the Lord your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he ³  will surely ⁴  hold you accountable as a sinner. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 4:3.

² tn Heb “commanded.”

³ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

⁴ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which is reflected in the translation by “surely.”

⁵ tn Heb “and it will be a sin to you”; NIV, NCV, NLT “be guilty of sin.”