Deuteronomy 32:18

32:18 You have forgotten¹ the Rock who fathered you,

and put out of mind the God who gave you birth.

Deuteronomy 6:12

6:12 be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.²

Deuteronomy 8:14

8:14 be sure³ you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,

Deuteronomy 8:19

8:19 Now if you forget the Lord your God at all⁴ and follow other gods, worshiping and prostrating yourselves before them, I testify to you today that you will surely be annihilated.

Deuteronomy 4:31

4:31 (for he⁵ is a merciful God), he will not let you down⁶ or destroy you, for he cannot⁷ forget the covenant with your ancestors that he confirmed by oath to them.

Deuteronomy 8:11

Exhortation to Remember That Blessing Comes from God

8:11 Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today.

Deuteronomy 4:9

Reminder of the Horeb Covenant

4:9 Again, however, pay very careful attention,⁸ lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

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 he⁹ has forbidden¹⁰ you.

Deuteronomy 9:7

The History of Israel’s Stubbornness

9:7 Remember – don’t ever forget¹¹ – how you provoked the Lord your God in the desert; from the time you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place you were constantly rebelling against him.¹²

Deuteronomy 24:19

24:19 Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there,¹³ you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do.¹⁴

Deuteronomy 25:19

25:19 So when the Lord your God gives you relief from all the enemies who surround you in the land he¹⁵ is giving you as an inheritance,¹⁶ you must wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven¹⁷ – do not forget!¹⁸

Deuteronomy 26:13

26:13 Then you shall say before the Lord your God, “I have removed the sacred offering¹⁹ from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me.²⁰ I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.

Deuteronomy 31:21

31:21 Then when²¹ many disasters and distresses overcome them²² this song will testify against them,²³ for their²⁴ descendants will not forget it.²⁵ I know the²⁶ intentions they have in mind²⁷ today, even before I bring them²⁸ to the land I have promised.”

¹tc The Hebrew text is corrupt here; the translation follows the suggestion offered in HALOT 1477 s.v. שׁיה. Cf. NASB, NLT “You neglected”; NIV “You deserted”; NRSV “You were unmindful of.”

²tn Heb “out of the house of slavery” (so NASB, NRSV).

³tn The words “be sure” are not in the Hebrew text; vv. 12-14 are part of the previous sentence. For stylistic reasons a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 12 in the translation and the words “be sure” repeated from v. 11 to indicate the connection.

⁴tn Heb “if forgetting, you forget.” The infinitive absolute is used for emphasis; the translation indicates this with the words “at all” (cf. KJV).

⁵tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 4:3.

⁶tn Heb “he will not drop you,” i.e., “will not abandon you” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

⁷tn Or “will not.” The translation understands the imperfect verbal form to have an added nuance of capability here.

⁶tn Heb “watch yourself and watch your soul carefully.”

⁷tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 4:3.

⁸tn Heb “commanded.”

⁸tn By juxtaposing the positive זְכֹר (zekhor, “remember”) with the negative אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח (’al-tishÿkakh, “do not forget”), Moses makes a most emphatic plea.

⁹tn Heb “the Lord” (likewise in the following verse with both “him” and “he”). See note on “he” in 9:3.

⁹tn Heb “in the field.”

¹⁰tn Heb “of your hands.” This law was later applied in the story of Ruth who, as a poor widow, was allowed by generous Boaz to glean in his fields (Ruth 2:1-13).

¹⁰tn Heb “ the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

¹¹tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess it.”

¹²tn Or “from beneath the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

¹³sn This command is fulfilled in 1 Sam 15:1-33.

¹¹tn Heb “the sacred thing.” The term הַקֹּדֶשׁ (haqqodesh) likely refers to an offering normally set apart for the Lord but, as a third-year tithe, given on this occasion to people in need. Sometimes this is translated as “the sacred portion” (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV), but that could sound to a modern reader as if a part of the house were being removed and given away.

¹²tn Heb “according to all your commandment that you commanded me.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹²tn Heb “Then it will come to pass that.”

¹³tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁴tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁵tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁶tn Heb “it will not be forgotten from the mouth of his seed.”

¹⁷tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹⁸tn Heb “which he is doing.”

¹⁹tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.