Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 7:9 
Context7:9 So realize that the Lord your God is the true God, 1 the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully 2 with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,
Deuteronomy 17:4
Context17:4 When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing 3 is being done in Israel,
1 tn Heb “the God.” The article here expresses uniqueness; cf. TEV “is the only God”; NLT “is indeed God.”
2 tn Heb “who keeps covenant and loyalty.” The syndetic construction of בְּרִית (bÿrit) and חֶסֶד (khesed) should be understood not as “covenant” plus “loyalty” but as an adverbial construction in which חֶסֶד (“loyalty”) modifies the verb שָׁמַר (shamar, “keeps”).
3 tn Heb “an abomination” (תּוֹעֵבָה); see note on the word “offensive” in v. 1.
