Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 9:21 
Context9:21 As for your sinful thing 1 that you had made, the calf, I took it, melted it down, 2 ground it up until it was as fine as dust, and tossed the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain.
Deuteronomy 26:10
Context26:10 So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground’s produce that you, Lord, have given me.” Then you must set it down before the Lord your God and worship before him. 3
Deuteronomy 28:56
Context28:56 Likewise, the most 4 tender and delicate of your women, who would never think of putting even the sole of her foot on the ground because of her daintiness, 5 will turn against her beloved husband, her sons and daughters,
Deuteronomy 29:19
Context29:19 When such a person 6 hears the words of this oath he secretly 7 blesses himself 8 and says, “I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” 9 This will destroy 10 the watered ground with the parched. 11
1 tn Heb “your sin.” This is a metonymy in which the effect (sin) stands for the cause (the metal calf).
2 tn Heb “burned it with fire.”
3 tn Heb “the
4 tc The LXX adds σφόδρα (sfodra, “very”) to bring the description into line with v. 54.
5 tn Heb “delicateness and tenderness.”
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the subject of the warning in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “in his heart.”
8 tn Or “invokes a blessing on himself.” A formalized word of blessing is in view, the content of which appears later in the verse.
9 tn Heb “heart.”
10 tn Heb “thus destroying.” For stylistic reasons the translation begins a new sentence here.
11 tn Heb “the watered with the parched.” The word “ground” is implied. The exact meaning of the phrase is uncertain although it appears to be figurative. This appears to be a proverbial observation employing a figure of speech (a merism) suggesting totality. That is, the Israelite who violates the letter and even spirit of the covenant will harm not only himself but everything he touches – “the watered and the parched.” Cf. CEV “you will cause the rest of Israel to be punished along with you.”
