Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 32:3-4 
Context32:3 For I will proclaim the name 1 of the Lord;
you must acknowledge the greatness of our God.
32:4 As for the Rock, 2 his work is perfect,
for all his ways are just.
He is a reliable God who is never unjust,
he is fair 3 and upright.
Deuteronomy 32:18
Context32:18 You have forgotten 4 the Rock who fathered you,
and put out of mind the God who gave you birth.
Deuteronomy 32:30-31
Context32:30 How can one man chase a thousand of them, 5
and two pursue ten thousand;
unless their Rock had delivered them up, 6
and the Lord had handed them over?
32:31 For our enemies’ 7 rock is not like our Rock,
as even our enemies concede.
1 tc Smr and Tg read “in the name.”
2 tc The LXX reads Θεός (qeos, “God”) for the MT’s “Rock.”
sn The Hebrew term depicts God as a rocky summit where one may find safety and protection. Within a covenantal context it serves as a reminder to the people that their God has committed himself to their protection in return for their allegiance.
3 tn Or “just” (KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT) or “righteous” (NASB).
4 tc The Hebrew text is corrupt here; the translation follows the suggestion offered in HALOT 1477 s.v. שׁיה. Cf. NASB, NLT “You neglected”; NIV “You deserted”; NRSV “You were unmindful of.”
5 tn The words “man” and “of them” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “sold them” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
7 tn Heb “their,” but the referent (enemies) is specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.
