Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 4:6 
Context4:6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding 1 to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise 2 people.”
Deuteronomy 4:8
Context4:8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just 3 as this whole law 4 that I am about to share with 5 you today?
1 tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”
2 tn Heb “wise and understanding.”
3 tn Or “pure”; or “fair”; Heb “righteous.”
4 tn The Hebrew phrase הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת (hattorah hazzo’t), in this context, refers specifically to the Book of Deuteronomy. That is, it is the collection of all the חֻקִּים (khuqqim, “statutes,” 4:1) and מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim, “ordinances,” 4:1) to be included in the covenant text. In a full canonical sense, of course, it pertains to the entire Pentateuch or Torah.
5 tn Heb “place before.”
