Deuteronomy 1:42

1:42 But the Lord told me: “Tell them this: ‘Do not go up and fight, because I will not be with you and you will be defeated by your enemies.’”

Deuteronomy 4:12

4:12 Then the Lord spoke to you from the middle of the fire; you heard speech but you could not see anything – only a voice was heard. ¹ 

Deuteronomy 4:22

4:22 So I must die here in this land; I will not cross the Jordan. But you are going over and will possess that ²  good land.

Deuteronomy 4:39

4:39 Today realize and carefully consider that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below – there is no other!

Deuteronomy 8:15

8:15 and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents ³  and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow ⁴  from a flint rock and

Deuteronomy 12:12

12:12 You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages ⁵  (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you). ⁶ 

Deuteronomy 21:18

21:18 If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail, ⁷ 

Deuteronomy 21:20

21:20 They must declare to the elders ⁸  of his city, “Our son is stubborn and rebellious and pays no attention to what we say – he is a glutton and drunkard.”

Deuteronomy 28:31-32

28:31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you. 28:32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it. ⁹ 

Deuteronomy 29:15

29:15 but with whoever stands with us here today before the Lord our God as well as those not with us here today. ¹⁰ 

Deuteronomy 32:4

32:4 As for the Rock, ¹¹  his work is perfect,

for all his ways are just.

He is a reliable God who is never unjust,

he is fair ¹²  and upright.

¹ tn The words “was heard” are supplied in the translation to avoid the impression that the voice was seen.

¹ tn Heb “this.” The translation uses “that” to avoid confusion; earlier in the verse Moses refers to Transjordan as “this land.”

¹ tn Heb “flaming serpents”; KJV, NASB “fiery serpents”; NAB “saraph serpents.” This figure of speech (metonymy) probably describes the venomous and painful results of snakebite. The feeling from such an experience would be like a burning fire (שָׂרָף, saraf).

² tn Heb “the one who brought out for you water.” In the Hebrew text this continues the preceding sentence, but the translation begins a new sentence here for stylistic reasons.

¹ tn Heb “within your gates” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “who belongs to your community.”

² sn They have no allotment or inheritance with you. See note on the word “inheritance” in Deut 10:9.

¹ tn Heb “and he does not listen to them.”

¹ tc The LXX and Smr read “to the men,” probably to conform to this phrase in v. 21. However, since judicial cases were the responsibility of the elders in such instances (cf. Deut 19:12; 21:3, 6; 25:7-8) the reading of the MT is likely original and correct here.

¹ tn Heb “and there will be no power in your hand”; NCV “there will be nothing you can do.”

¹ tn This is interpreted by some English versions as a reference to generations not yet born (cf. TEV, CEV, NLT).

¹ tc The LXX reads Θεός (qeos, “God”) for the MT’s “Rock.”

² tn Or “just” (KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT) or “righteous” (NASB).