Deuteronomy 6:23

6:23 He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 6:25

6:25 We will be innocent if we carefully keep all these commandments before the Lord our God, just as he demands.”

Deuteronomy 21:7

21:7 Then they must proclaim, “Our hands have not spilled this blood, nor have we witnessed the crime.

Deuteronomy 32:3

32:3 For I will proclaim the name of the Lord;

you must acknowledge the greatness of our God.


tn The term “commandment” (מִצְוָה, mitsvah), here in the singular, refers to the entire body of covenant stipulations.

tn Heb “as he has commanded us” (so NIV, NRSV).

tn Heb “our eyes.” This is a figure of speech known as synecdoche in which the part (the eyes) is put for the whole (the entire person).

tn Heb “seen”; the implied object (the crime committed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tc Smr and Tg read “in the name.”