Deuteronomy 5:16

5:16 Honor ¹  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 he ²  is about to give you.

Deuteronomy 28:58

The Curse of Covenant Termination

28:58 “If you refuse to obey ³  all the words of this law, the things written in this scroll, and refuse to fear this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,

¹ tn The imperative here means, literally, “regard as heavy” (כַּבֵּד, kabbed). The meaning is that great importance must be ascribed to parents by their children.

² tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “He” in 5:3.

³ tn Heb “If you are not careful to do.”