Deuteronomy 13:18
Context13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving 1 you today and doing what is right 2 before him. 3
Deuteronomy 25:6
Context25:6 Then 4 the first son 5 she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.
1 tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).
2 tc The LXX and Smr add “and good” to bring the phrase in line with a familiar cliché (cf. Deut 6:18; Josh 9:25; 2 Kgs 10:3; 2 Chr 14:1; etc.). This is an unnecessary and improper attempt to force a text into a preconceived mold.
3 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
4 tn Heb “and it will be that.”
5 tn Heb “the firstborn.” This refers to the oldest male child.