Deuteronomy 6:15
6:15 for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land. 1
Deuteronomy 13:18
13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving 2 you today and doing what is right 3 before him. 4
Deuteronomy 17:1
17:1 You must not sacrifice to him 5 a bull or sheep that has a blemish or any other defect, because that is considered offensive 6 to the Lord your God.
1 tn Heb “lest the anger of the Lord your God be kindled against you and destroy you from upon the surface of the ground.” Cf. KJV, ASV “from off the face of the earth.”
2 tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).
3 tc 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.
4 tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord your God.” See note on the word “him” in v. 3.
5 tn Heb “to the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 16:1.
6 tn The Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “an abomination”; cf. NAB) describes persons, things, or practices offensive to ritual or moral order. See M. Grisanti, NIDOTTE 4:314-18; see also the note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.