Deuteronomy 2:21

2:21 They are a people as powerful, numerous, and tall as the Anakites. But the Lord destroyed the Rephaites ¹  in advance of the Ammonites, ²  so they dispossessed them and settled down in their place.

Deuteronomy 6:21

6:21 you must say to them, ³  “We were Pharaoh’s slaves in Egypt, but the Lord brought us out of Egypt in a powerful way. ⁴ 

Deuteronomy 32:27

32:27 But I fear the reaction ⁵  of their enemies,

for ⁶  their adversaries would misunderstand

and say, “Our power is great, ⁷ 

and the Lord has not done all this!”’

¹ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Rephaites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Ammonites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “to your son.”

⁴ tn Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The Lord is commonly depicted as a divine warrior in the Book of Deuteronomy (cf. 5:15; 7:8; 9:26; 26:8).

⁵ tn Heb “anger.”

⁶ tn Heb “lest.”

⁷ tn Heb “Our hand is high.” Cf. NAB “Our own hand won the victory.”