Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 1:1 
Context1:1 This is what 1 Moses said to the assembly of Israel 2 in the Transjordanian 3 wastelands, the arid country opposite 4 Suph, 5 between 6 Paran 7 and Tophel, 8 Laban, 9 Hazeroth, 10 and Di Zahab 11
Deuteronomy 19:13
Context19:13 You must not pity him, but purge out the blood of the innocent 12 from Israel, so that it may go well with you.
Deuteronomy 20:3
Context20:3 “Listen, Israel! Today you are moving forward to do battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted. Do not fear and tremble or be terrified because of them,
Deuteronomy 25:6
Context25:6 Then 13 the first son 14 she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
Deuteronomy 27:1
Context27:1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Pay attention to all the commandments 15 I am giving 16 you today.
Deuteronomy 29:2
Context29:2 Moses proclaimed to all Israel as follows: “You have seen all that the Lord did 17 in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants, and his land.
Deuteronomy 31:11
Context31:11 when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them 18 within their hearing.
Deuteronomy 31:30
Context31:30 Then Moses recited the words of this song from start to finish in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel.
Deuteronomy 33:10
Context33:10 They will teach Jacob your ordinances
and Israel your law;
they will offer incense as a pleasant odor,
and a whole offering on your altar.
Deuteronomy 33:28
Context33:28 Israel lives in safety,
the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, 19
in a land of grain and new wine;
1 tn Heb “These are the words.”
2 tn Heb “to all Israel.”
3 tn Heb “on the other side of the Jordan.” This would appear to favor authorship by someone living on the west side of the Jordan, that is, in Canaan, whereas the biblical tradition locates Moses on the east side (cf. v. 5). However the Hebrew phrase בְּעֵבֶר הַיּרְדֵּן (bÿ’ever hayyrÿden) is a frozen form meaning “Transjordan,” a name appropriate from any geographical vantage point. To this day, one standing east of the Jordan can describe himself as being in Transjordan.
4 tn The Hebrew term מוֹל (mol) may also mean “in front of” or “near” (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).
5 sn This place is otherwise unattested and its location is unknown. Perhaps it is Khirbet Sufah, 4 mi (6 km) SSE of Madaba, Jordan.
6 tn The Hebrew term בֵּין (ben) may suggest “in the area of.”
7 sn Paran is the well-known desert area between Mount Sinai and Kadesh Barnea (cf. Num 10:12; 12:16).
8 sn Tophel refers possibly to et£-T£afîleh, 15 mi (25 km) SE of the Dead Sea, or to Da‚bîlu, another name for Paran. See H. Cazelles, “Tophel (Deut. 1:1),” VT 9 (1959): 412-15.
9 sn Laban. Perhaps this refers to Libnah (Num 33:20).
10 sn Hazeroth. This probably refers to àAin Khadra. See Y. Aharoni, The Land of the Bible, 199-200.
11 sn Di Zahab. Perhaps this refers to Mina al-Dhahab on the eastern Sinai coast.
12 sn Purge out the blood of the innocent. Because of the corporate nature of Israel’s community life, the whole community shared in the guilt of unavenged murder unless and until vengeance occurred. Only this would restore spiritual and moral equilibrium (Num 35:33).
13 tn Heb “and it will be that.”
14 tn Heb “the firstborn.” This refers to the oldest male child.
15 tn Heb “the whole commandment.” See note at 5:31.
16 tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 10).
17 tn The Hebrew text includes “to your eyes,” but this is redundant in English style (cf. the preceding “you have seen”) and is omitted in the translation.
18 tn Heb “before all Israel.”
19 tn Heb “all alone.” The idea is that such vital resources as water will some day no longer need protection because God will provide security.
20 tn Or “skies.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
