Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 27:15 
Context27:15 ‘Cursed is the one 1 who makes a carved or metal image – something abhorrent 2 to the Lord, the work of the craftsman 3 – and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ 4
Deuteronomy 28:25
ContextCurses by Defeat and Deportation
28:25 “The Lord will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror 5 to all the kingdoms of the earth.
1 tn Heb “man,” but in a generic sense here.
2 tn The Hebrew term translated here “abhorrent” (תּוֹעֵבָה, to’evah) speaks of attitudes and/or behaviors so vile as to be reprehensible to a holy God. See note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.
3 tn Heb “craftsman’s hands.”
4 tn Or “So be it!” The term is an affirmation expressing agreement with the words of the Levites.
5 tc The meaningless MT reading זַעֲוָה (za’avah) is clearly a transposition of the more commonly attested Hebrew noun זְוָעָה (zÿva’ah, “terror”).
