Deuteronomy 7:9-10

7:9 So realize that the Lord your God is the true God, 1  the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully 2  with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations, 7:10 but who pays back those who hate 3  him as they deserve and destroys them. He will not ignore 4  those who hate him but will repay them as they deserve!

1 tn Heb “the God.” The article here expresses uniqueness; cf. TEV “is the only God”; NLT “is indeed God.”

2 tn Heb “who keeps covenant and loyalty.” The syndetic construction of בְּרִית (bÿrit) and חֶסֶד (khesed) should be understood not as “covenant” plus “loyalty” but as an adverbial construction in which חֶסֶד (“loyalty”) modifies the verb שָׁמַר (shamar, “keeps”).

3 tn For the term “hate” as synonymous with rejection or disobedience see note on the word “reject” in Deut 5:9 (cf. NRSV “reject”).

4 tn Heb “he will not hesitate concerning.”