Text -- Deuteronomy 11:13 (NET)

11:13 Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Deu 11:13

¹ tn Heb “if hearing, you will hear.” The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute to emphasize the verbal idea. The translation renders this emphasis with the word “close.”

² tn Again, the Hebrew term אָהַב (’ahav) draws attention to the reciprocation of divine love as a condition or sign of covenant loyalty (cf. Deut 6:5).

³ tn Heb “heart and soul” or “heart and being.” See note on the word “being” in Deut 6:5.