Deuteronomy 2:7

2:7 All along the way I, the Lord your God,¹ have blessed your every effort.² I have³ been attentive to⁴ your travels through this great wasteland. These forty years I have⁵ been with you; you have lacked for nothing.’”

Deuteronomy 4:23

4:23 Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he⁶ has forbidden⁷ you.

Deuteronomy 5:15-16

5:15 Recall that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by strength and power.⁸ That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to observe⁹ the Sabbath day. 5:16 Honor¹⁰ your father and your mother just as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that your days may be extended and that it may go well with you in the land that he¹¹ is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 5:24

5:24 You said, “The Lord our God has shown us his great glory¹² and we have heard him speak from the middle of the fire. It is now clear to us¹³ that God can speak to human beings and they can keep on living.

Deuteronomy 7:6

7:6 For you are a people holy¹⁴ to the Lord your God. He¹⁵ has chosen you to be his people, prized¹⁶ above all others on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 12:27

12:27 You must offer your burnt offerings, both meat and blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; the blood of your other sacrifices¹⁷ you must pour out on his¹⁸ altar while you eat the meat.

Deuteronomy 16:10

16:10 Then you are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks¹⁹ before the Lord your God with the voluntary offering²⁰ that you will bring, in proportion to how he²¹ has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 17:2

17:2 Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you – in one of your villages²² that the Lord your God is giving you – who sins before the Lord your God²³ and breaks his covenant

Deuteronomy 30:10

30:10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this scroll of the law. But you must turn to him²⁴ with your whole mind and being.

¹tn The Hebrew text does not have the first person pronoun; it has been supplied for purposes of English style (the Lord is speaking here).

²tn Heb “all the work of your hands.”

³tn Heb “he has.” This has been converted to first person in the translation in keeping with English style.

⁴tn Heb “known” (so ASV, NASB); NAB “been concerned about.”

⁵tn Heb “the Lord your God has.” This has been replaced in the translation by the first person pronoun (“I”) in keeping with English style.

⁶tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 4:3.

⁷tn Heb “commanded.”

¹¹tn Heb “by a strong hand and an outstretched arm,” the hand and arm symbolizing divine activity and strength. Cf. NLT “with amazing power and mighty deeds.”

¹²tn Or “keep” (so KJV, NRSV).

¹⁶tn The imperative here means, literally, “regard as heavy” (כַּבֵּד, kabbed). The meaning is that great importance must be ascribed to parents by their children.

¹⁷tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “He” in 5:3.

²¹tn Heb “his glory and his greatness.”

²²tn Heb “this day we have seen.”

²⁶tn That is, “set apart.”

²⁷tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

²⁸tn Or “treasured” (so NIV, NRSV); NLT “his own special treasure.” The Hebrew term סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah) describes Israel as God’s choice people, those whom he elected and who are most precious to him (cf. Exod 19:4-6; Deut 14:2; 26:18; 1 Chr 29:3; Ps 135:4; Eccl 2:8 Mal 3:17). See E. Carpenter, NIDOTTE 3:224.

³¹sn These other sacrifices would be so-called peace or fellowship offerings whose ritual required a different use of the blood from that of burnt (sin and trespass) offerings (cf. Lev 3; 7:11-14, 19-21).

³²tn Heb “on the altar of the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

³⁶tn The Hebrew phrase חַג שָׁבֻעוֹת (khag shavu’ot) is otherwise known in the OT (Exod 23:16) as קָצִיר (qatsir, “harvest”) and in the NT as πεντηχοστή (penthcosth, “Pentecost”).

³⁷tn Heb “the sufficiency of the offering of your hand.”

³⁸tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 16:1.

⁴¹tn Heb “gates.”

⁴²tn Heb “does the evil in the eyes of the Lord your God.”

⁴⁶tn Heb “to the Lord your God.” See note on the second occurrence of the word “he” in v. 3.