Deuteronomy 5:10

5:10 but I show covenant faithfulness 1  to the thousands 2  who choose 3  me and keep my commandments.

Deuteronomy 7:11

7:11 So keep the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that I today am commanding you to do.

Deuteronomy 8:6

8:6 So you must keep his 4  commandments, live according to his standards, 5  and revere him.

Deuteronomy 11:32

11:32 Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.

Deuteronomy 27:10

27:10 You must obey him 6  and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”

1 tn This theologically rich term (חֶסֶד, khesed) describes God’s loyalty to those who keep covenant with him. Sometimes it is used synonymously with בְּרִית (bÿrit, “covenant”; Deut 7:9), and sometimes interchangeably with it (Deut 7:12). See H.-J. Zobel, TDOT 5:44-64.

2 tc By a slight emendation (לַאֲלּוּפִים [la’allufim] for לַאֲלָפִים [la’alafim]) “clans” could be read in place of the MT reading “thousands.” However, no ms or versional evidence exists to support this emendation.

tn Another option is to understand this as referring to “thousands (of generations) of those who love me” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). See Deut 7:9.

3 tn Heb “love.” See note on the word “reject” in v. 9.

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

5 tn Heb “by walking in his ways.” The “ways” of the Lord refer here to his moral standards as reflected in his commandments. The verb “walk” is used frequently in the Bible (both OT and NT) for one’s moral and ethical behavior.

6 tn Heb “listen to the voice of the Lord your God.” Here “listen” (NAB “hearken”) means “obey” (cf. KJV, ASV, NASB). The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.