Text -- Deuteronomy 13:17-18 (NET)

13:17 You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. Then the Lord will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors. 13:18 Thus you must obey the Lord your God, keeping all his commandments that I am giving you today and doing what is right before him.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Deu 13:17

¹ tn Or “anything that has been put under the divine curse”; Heb “anything of the ban” (cf. NASB). See note on the phrase “divine judgment” in Deut 2:34.

NET Notes: Deu 13:18

¹ tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).

² tc The LXX and Smr add “and good” to bring the phrase in line with a familiar cliché (cf. Deut 6:18; Josh 9:25; 2 Kgs 10:3; 2 Chr 14:1; etc.). This is an unnecessary and improper attempt to force a text into a preconceived mold.

³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord your God.” See note on the word “him” in v. 3.