Deuteronomy 6:18

6:18 Do whatever is proper ¹  and good before the Lord so that it may go well with you and that you may enter and occupy the good land that he ²  promised your ancestors,

Deuteronomy 8:16

8:16 fed you in the desert with manna (which your ancestors had never before known) so that he might by humbling you test you ³  and eventually bring good to you.

Deuteronomy 13:14

13:14 You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you, ⁴ 

Deuteronomy 17:4

17:4 When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing ⁵  is being done in Israel,

Deuteronomy 22:7

22:7 You must be sure ⁶  to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.

¹ tn Heb “upright.”

² tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on the word “his” in v. 17.

³ tn Heb “in order to humble you and in order to test you.” See 8:2.

⁵ tc Theodotian adds “in Israel,” perhaps to broaden the matter beyond the local village.

⁷ tn Heb “an abomination” (תּוֹעֵבָה); see note on the word “offensive” in v. 1.

⁹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”