Deuteronomy 1:10

1:10 The Lord your God has increased your population to the point that you are now as numerous as the very stars of the sky.

Deuteronomy 3:5

3:5 All of these cities were fortified by high walls, gates, and locking bars; in addition there were a great many open villages.

tn Heb “multiplied you.”

tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

tn Or “high walls and barred gates” (NLT); Heb “high walls, gates, and bars.” Since “bars” could be understood to mean “saloons,” the qualifying adjective “locking” has been supplied in the translation.

tn The Hebrew term פְּרָזִי (pÿraziy) refers to rural areas, at the most “unwalled villages” (KJV, NASB “unwalled towns”).