Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 4:3 
Context4:3 You have witnessed what the Lord did at Baal Peor, 1 how he 2 eradicated from your midst everyone who followed Baal Peor. 3
Deuteronomy 5:23
Context5:23 Then, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness while the mountain was ablaze, all your tribal leaders and elders approached me.
Deuteronomy 11:3
Context11:3 They did not see 4 the awesome deeds he performed 5 in the midst of Egypt against Pharaoh king of Egypt and his whole land,
Deuteronomy 18:2
Context18:2 They 6 will have no inheritance in the midst of their fellow Israelites; 7 the Lord alone is their inheritance, just as he had told them.
1 tc The LXX and Syriac read “to Baal Peor,” that is, the god worshiped at that place; see note on the name “Beth Peor” in Deut 3:29.
2 tn Heb “the
3 tn Or “
4 tn In the Hebrew text vv. 2-7 are one long sentence. For stylistic reasons the English translation divides the passage into three sentences. To facilitate this stylistic decision the words “They did not see” are supplied at the beginning of both v. 3 and v. 5, and “I am speaking” at the beginning of v. 7.
5 tn Heb “his signs and his deeds which he did” (NRSV similar). The collocation of “signs” and “deeds” indicates that these acts were intended to make an impression on observers and reveal something about God’s power (cf. v. 2b). The word “awesome” has been employed to bring out the force of the word “signs” in this context.
6 tn Heb “he” (and throughout the verse).
7 tn Heb “brothers,” but not referring to actual siblings. Cf. NASB “their countrymen”; NRSV “the other members of the community.”
