Deuteronomy 9:11

9:11 Now at the end of the forty days and nights the Lord presented me with the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant.

Deuteronomy 9:25

Moses’ Plea on Behalf of the Lord’s Reputation

9:25 I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, ¹  for he ²  had said he would destroy you.

Deuteronomy 25:3

25:3 The judge ³  may sentence him to forty blows, ⁴  but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite ⁵  with contempt.

Deuteronomy 29:5

29:5 I have led you through the desert for forty years. Your clothing has not worn out ⁶  nor have your sandals ⁷  deteriorated.

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¹ tn The Hebrew text includes “when I prostrated myself.” Since this is redundant, it has been left untranslated.

² tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the judge) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “Forty blows he may strike him”; however, since the judge is to witness the punishment (v. 2) it is unlikely the judge himself administered it.

⁵ tn Heb “your brothers” but not limited only to an actual sibling; cf. NAB) “your kinsman”; NRSV, NLT “your neighbor.”

⁶ tn The Hebrew text includes “on you.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁷ tn The Hebrew text includes “from on your feet.”