¹ tn Heb “your brother, the son of your mother.” In a polygamous society it was not rare to have half brothers and sisters by way of a common father and different mothers.

² tn In the Hebrew text these words are in the form of a brief quotation: “entice you secretly saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods.’”

³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 17).

⁴ tn Heb “which you have not known, you or your fathers.” (cf. KJV, ASV; on “fathers” cf. v. 18).

⁵ tn Heb “she is to…remove the clothing of her captivity” (cf. NASB); NRSV “discard her captive’s garb.”

⁶ tn Heb “sit”; KJV, NASB, NRSV “remain.”

⁷ tn Heb “go unto,” a common Hebrew euphemism for sexual relations.

⁸ tn Heb “go out with.”

⁹ tc For the MT’s reading Piel שִׂמַּח (simmakh, “bring joy to”), the Syriac and others read שָׂמַח (samakh, “enjoy”).

¹⁰ tn Heb “do not hear the voice of.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and overtake you” (so NIV, NRSV); NAB, NLT “and overwhelm you.”

¹² sn See Num 27:18.