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 29:29
Context29:29 Secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants 5 forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.
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 tn Heb “sons” (so NASB); KJV, ASV, NIV, NRSV “children.”
