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Deuteronomy 18:4

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18:4 You must give them the best of your 1  grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.

Deuteronomy 22:8

Context

22:8 If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail 2  around your roof to avoid being culpable 3  in the event someone should fall from it.

Deuteronomy 32:2

Context

32:2 My teaching will drop like the rain,

my sayings will drip like the dew, 4 

as rain drops upon the grass,

and showers upon new growth.

Deuteronomy 32:17

Context

32:17 They sacrificed to demons, not God,

to gods they had not known;

to new gods who had recently come along,

gods your ancestors 5  had not known about.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Context

33:28 Israel lives in safety,

the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, 6 

in a land of grain and new wine;

indeed, its heavens 7  rain down dew. 8 

1 tn Heb “the firstfruits of your…” (so NIV).

2 tn Or “a parapet” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); KJV “a battlement”; NLT “a barrier.”

3 tn Heb “that you not place bloodshed in your house.”

4 tn Or “mist,” “light drizzle.” In some contexts the term appears to refer to light rain, rather than dew.

5 tn Heb “your fathers.”

6 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.

7 tn Or “skies.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

8 tn Or perhaps “drizzle, showers.” See note at Deut 32:2.



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