Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 20:18 
Context20:18 so that they cannot teach you all the abhorrent ways they worship 1 their gods, causing you to sin against the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 26:17
Context26:17 Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.
Deuteronomy 32:4
Context32:4 As for the Rock, 2 his work is perfect,
for all his ways are just.
He is a reliable God who is never unjust,
he is fair 3 and upright.
1 tn Heb “to do according to all their abominations which they do for their gods.”
2 tc The LXX reads Θεός (qeos, “God”) for the MT’s “Rock.”
sn The Hebrew term depicts God as a rocky summit where one may find safety and protection. Within a covenantal context it serves as a reminder to the people that their God has committed himself to their protection in return for their allegiance.
3 tn Or “just” (KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT) or “righteous” (NASB).
