Deuteronomy 4:28

4:28 There you will worship gods made by human hands – wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.

Deuteronomy 9:15

9:15 So I turned and went down the mountain while it ¹  was blazing with fire; the two tablets of the covenant were in my hands.

Deuteronomy 27:15

27:15 ‘Cursed is the one ²  who makes a carved or metal image – something abhorrent ³  to the Lord, the work of the craftsman ⁴  – and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “the mountain.” The translation uses a pronoun for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

¹ tn Heb “man,” but in a generic sense here.

² tn The Hebrew term translated here “abhorrent” (תּוֹעֵבָה, to’evah) speaks of attitudes and/or behaviors so vile as to be reprehensible to a holy God. See note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.

³ tn Heb “craftsman’s hands.”

⁴ tn Or “So be it!” The term is an affirmation expressing agreement with the words of the Levites.