32:12 The Lord alone was guiding him, 1
no foreign god was with him.
81:9 There must be 2 no other 3 god among you.
You must not worship a foreign god.
81:10 I am the Lord, your God,
the one who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide and I will fill it!’
1 tn The distinctive form of the suffix on this verb form indicates that the verb is an imperfect, not a preterite. As such it draws attention to God’s continuing guidance during the period in view.
2 tn The imperfect verbal forms in v. 9 have a modal function, expressing what is obligatory.
3 tn Heb “different”; “illicit.”