Deuteronomy 6:18

6:18 Do whatever is proper ¹  and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he ²  promised your ancestors,

Deuteronomy 32:51

32:51 for both of you ³  rebelled against me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the desert of Zin when you did not show me proper respect ⁴  among the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 33:19

33:19 They will summon peoples to the mountain,

there they will sacrifice proper ⁵  sacrifices;

for they will enjoy ⁶  the abundance of the seas,

and the hidden treasures of the shores. ⁷ 

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¹ tn Heb “upright.”

² tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on the word “his” in v. 17.

³ tn The use of the plural (“you”) in the Hebrew text suggests that Moses and Aaron are both in view here, since both had rebelled at some time or other, if not at Meribah Kadesh then elsewhere (cf. Num 20:24; 27:14).

⁴ tn Heb “did not esteem me holy.” Cf. NIV “did not uphold my holiness”; NLT “failed to demonstrate my holiness.”

⁵ tn Or “acceptable”; Heb “righteous” (so NASB).

⁶ tn Heb “suck.”

⁷ tn Heb “of the sand” (so NRSV, NLT); CEV “the sandy beach.”