Deuteronomy 4:9
Context4:9 Again, however, pay very careful attention, 1 lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
Deuteronomy 4:23
Context4:23 Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he 2 has forbidden 3 you.
Deuteronomy 4:31
Context4:31 (for he 4 is a merciful God), he will not let you down 5 or destroy you, for he cannot 6 forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.
Deuteronomy 8:19
Context8:19 Now if you forget the Lord your God at all 7 and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.
Deuteronomy 9:7
Context9:7 Remember – don’t ever forget 8 – how you provoked the Lord your God in the desert; from the time you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were constantly rebelling against him. 9
1 tn Heb “watch yourself and watch your soul carefully.”
2 tn Heb “the
3 tn Heb “commanded.”
4 tn Heb “the
5 tn Heb “he will not drop you,” i.e., “will not abandon you” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
6 tn Or “will not.” The translation understands the imperfect verbal form to have an added nuance of capability here.
7 tn Heb “if forgetting, you forget.” The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis; the translation indicates this with the words “at all” (cf. KJV).
8 tn By juxtaposing the positive זְכֹר (zekhor, “remember”) with the negative אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח (’al-tishÿkakh, “do not forget”), Moses makes a most emphatic plea.
9 tn Heb “the