Deuteronomy 6:15
Context6:15 for the Lord your God, who is present among you, is a jealous God and his anger will erupt against you and remove you from the land. 1
Deuteronomy 13:18
Context13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving 2 you today and doing what is right 3 before him. 4
Deuteronomy 17:1
Context17:1 You must not sacrifice to him 5 a bull or sheep that has a blemish or any other defect, because that is considered offensive 6 to the Lord your God.
1 tn Heb “lest the anger of the
2 tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).
3 tc The LXX and Smr add “and good” to bring the phrase in line with a familiar cliché (cf. Deut 6:18; Josh 9:25; 2 Kgs 10:3; 2 Chr 14:1; etc.). This is an unnecessary and improper attempt to force a text into a preconceived mold.
4 tn Heb “in the eyes of the
5 tn Heb “to the
6 tn The Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָה (to’evah, “an abomination”; cf. NAB) describes persons, things, or practices offensive to ritual or moral order. See M. Grisanti, NIDOTTE 4:314-18; see also the note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.