Deuteronomy 4:6

4:6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding ¹  to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise ²  people.”

Deuteronomy 4:8

4:8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just ³  as this whole law ⁴  that I am about to share with ⁵  you today?

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¹ tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”

² tn Heb “wise and understanding.”

³ tn Or “pure”; or “fair”; Heb “righteous.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew phrase הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת (hattorah hazzo’t), in this context, refers specifically to the Book of Deuteronomy. That is, it is the collection of all the חֻקִּים (khuqqim, “statutes,” 4:1) and מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim, “ordinances,” 4:1) to be included in the covenant text. In a full canonical sense, of course, it pertains to the entire Pentateuch or Torah.

⁵ tn Heb “place before.”