Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 28:9 
Context28:9 The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments 1 and obey him. 2
Deuteronomy 17:15
Context17:15 you must select without fail 3 a king whom the Lord your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens 4 you must appoint a king – you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites. 5
1 tn Heb “the commandments of the
2 tn Heb “and walk in his ways” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
3 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “without fail.”
4 tn Heb “your brothers,” but not referring to siblings (cf. NIV “your brother Israelites”; NLT “a fellow Israelite”). The same phrase also occurs in v. 20.
5 tn Heb “your brothers.” See the preceding note on “fellow citizens.”
