Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 13:17 
Context13:17 You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. 1 Then the Lord will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.
Deuteronomy 22:7
Context22:7 You must be sure 2 to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.
Deuteronomy 23:13
Context23:13 You must have a spade among your other equipment and when you relieve yourself 3 outside you must dig a hole with the spade 4 and then turn and cover your excrement. 5
1 tn Or “anything that has been put under the divine curse”; Heb “anything of the ban” (cf. NASB). See note on the phrase “divine judgment” in Deut 2:34.
2 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”
3 tn Heb “sit.” This expression is euphemistic.
4 tn Heb “with it”; the referent (the spade mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “what comes from you,” a euphemism.
