Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 9:26 
Context9:26 I prayed to him: 1 O, Lord God, 2 do not destroy your people, your valued property 3 that you have powerfully redeemed, 4 whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. 5
Deuteronomy 21:8
Context21:8 Do not blame 6 your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person.” 7 Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.
Deuteronomy 32:43
Context32:43 Cry out, O nations, with his people,
for he will avenge his servants’ blood;
he will take vengeance against his enemies,
and make atonement for his land and people.
Deuteronomy 33:7
Context33:7 And this is the blessing 8 to Judah. He said,
Listen, O Lord, to Judah’s voice,
and bring him to his people.
May his power be great,
and may you help him against his foes.
Deuteronomy 33:11
Context33:11 Bless, O Lord, his goods,
and be pleased with his efforts;
undercut the legs 9 of any who attack him,
and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.
1 tn Heb “the
2 tn Heb “Lord
3 tn Heb “your inheritance”; NLT “your special (very own NRSV) possession.” Israel is compared to landed property that one would inherit from his ancestors and pass on to his descendants.
4 tn Heb “you have redeemed in your greatness.”
5 tn Heb “by your strong hand.”
6 tn Heb “Atone for.”
7 tn Heb “and do not place innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel.”
8 tn The words “the blessing” are supplied in the translation for clarity and stylistic reasons.
9 tn Heb “smash the sinews [or “loins,” so many English versions].” This part of the body was considered to be center of one’s strength (cf. Job 40:16; Ps 69:24; Prov 31:17; Nah 2:2, 11). See J. H. Tigay, Deuteronomy (JPSTC), 325.
