Deuteronomy 9:13

9:13 Moreover, he said to me, “I have taken note of these people; they are a stubborn ¹  lot!

Deuteronomy 19:20

19:20 The rest of the people will hear and become afraid to keep doing such evil among you.

Deuteronomy 20:11

20:11 If it accepts your terms ²  and submits to you, all the people found in it will become your slaves. ³ 

Deuteronomy 27:16-18

27:16 ‘Cursed ⁴  is the one who disrespects ⁵  his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 27:17 ‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 27:18 ‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 27:24-26

27:24 ‘Cursed is the one who kills ⁶  his neighbor in private.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 27:25 ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 27:26 ‘Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

Deuteronomy 32:26

The Weakness of Other Gods

32:26 “I said, ‘I want to cut them in pieces. ⁷ 

I want to make people forget they ever existed.

Deuteronomy 32:44

Narrative Interlude

32:44 Then Moses went with Joshua ⁸  son of Nun and recited all the words of this song to the people.

Deuteronomy 33:5

33:5 The Lord ⁹  was king over Jeshurun, ¹⁰ 

when the leaders of the people assembled,

the tribes of Israel together. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “stiff-necked.” See note on the word “stubborn” in 9:6.

² tn Heb “if it answers you peace.”

³ tn Heb “become as a vassal and will serve you.” The Hebrew term translated slaves (מַס, mas) refers either to Israelites who were pressed into civil service, especially under Solomon (1 Kgs 5:27; 9:15, 21; 12:18), or (as here) to foreigners forced as prisoners of war to become slaves to Israel. The Gibeonites exemplify this type of servitude (Josh 9:3-27; cf. Josh 16:10; 17:13; Judg 1:28, 30-35; Isa 31:8; Lam 1:1).

⁴ tn The Levites speak again at this point; throughout this pericope the Levites pronounce the curse and the people respond with “Amen.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew term קָלָה (qalah) means to treat with disdain or lack of due respect (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV “dishonors”; NLT “despises”). It is the opposite of כָּבֵד (kaved, “to be heavy,” that is, to treat with reverence and proper deference). To treat a parent lightly is to dishonor him or her and thus violate the fifth commandment (Deut 5:16; cf. Exod 21:17).

⁶ tn Or “strikes down” (so NRSV).

⁷ tc The LXX reads “I said I would scatter them.” This reading is followed by a number of English versions (e.g., KJV, ASV, NIV, NCV, NRSV, NLT, CEV).

⁸ tn Heb “Hoshea” (so KJV, ASV), another name for the same individual (cf. Num 13:8, 16).

⁹ tn Heb “he was king.” The present translation avoids the sudden shift in person and the mistaken impression that Moses is the referent by specifying the referent as “the Lord.”

¹⁰ sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15.

¹¹ sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list.