1 tn Heb “any man who rebels against your mouth and does not listen to your words, to all which you command us, will be put to death.”
2 tn Or “Only.” Here and in v. 17 this word qualifies what precedes (see also v. 7).
3 tn Heb “arose and fought.”
4 tn Heb “sent and called.”
5 tn Or “to curse.”
6 tn Heb “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the
7 sn Like witnesses in a court of law, Israel’s solemn vow to worship the Lord will testify against them in the divine court if the nation ever violates its commitment.