Deuteronomy 2:1

The Journey from Kadesh Barnea to Moab

2:1 Then we turned and set out toward the desert land on the way to the Red Sea ¹  just as the Lord told me to do, detouring around Mount Seir for a long time.

Deuteronomy 5:33

5:33 Walk just as he ²  has commanded you so that you may live, that it may go well with you, and that you may live long ³  in the land you are going to possess.

Deuteronomy 11:9

11:9 and that you may enjoy long life in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors ⁴  and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 16:4

16:4 There must not be a scrap of yeast within your land ⁵  for seven days, nor can any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain until the next morning. ⁶ 

Deuteronomy 22:7

22:7 You must be sure ⁷  to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.

Deuteronomy 33:19

33:19 They will summon peoples to the mountain,

there they will sacrifice proper ⁸  sacrifices;

for they will enjoy ⁹  the abundance of the seas,

and the hidden treasures of the shores. ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “Reed Sea.” See note on the term “Red Sea” in Deut 1:40.

² tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

³ tn Heb “may prolong your days”; NAB “may have long life”; TEV “will continue to live.”

³ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 21).

⁴ tn Heb “leaven must not be seen among you in all your border.”

⁵ tn Heb “remain all night until the morning” (so KJV, ASV). This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”

⁶ tn Or “acceptable”; Heb “righteous” (so NASB).

⁷ tn Heb “suck.”

⁸ tn Heb “of the sand” (so NRSV, NLT); CEV “the sandy beach.”