Deuteronomy 1:26

Disobedience at Kadesh Barnea

1:26 You were not willing to go up, however, but instead rebelled against the Lord your God. ¹ 

Deuteronomy 1:34

Judgment at Kadesh Barnea

1:34 When the Lord heard you, he became angry and made this vow: ² 

Deuteronomy 6:13

6:13 You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

Deuteronomy 6:16

Exhortation to Obey the Lord Exclusively

6:16 You must not put the Lord your God to the test as you did at Massah. ³ 

Deuteronomy 6:19

6:19 and that you may drive out all your enemies just as the Lord said.

Deuteronomy 9:22

9:22 Moreover, you continued to provoke the Lord at Taberah, ⁴  Massah, ⁵  and Kibroth-Hattaavah. ⁶ 

Deuteronomy 10:16

10:16 Therefore, cleanse ⁷  your heart and stop being so stubborn! ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 10:19

10:19 So you must love the resident foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 22:18

22:18 The elders of that city must then seize the man and punish ⁹  him.

Deuteronomy 27:11

27:11 Moreover, Moses commanded the people that day:

[1:26]  ¹ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord your God.” To include “the mouth” would make for odd English style. The mouth stands by metonymy for the Lord’s command, which in turn represents the Lord himself.

[1:34]  ² tn Heb “and swore,” i.e., made an oath or vow.

[6:16]  ³ sn The place name Massah (מַסָּה, massah) derives from a root (נָסָה, nasah) meaning “to test; to try.” The reference here is to the experience in the Sinai desert when Moses struck the rock to obtain water (Exod 17:1-2). The complaining Israelites had, thus, “tested” the Lord, a wickedness that gave rise to the naming of the place (Exod 17:7; cf. Deut 9:22; 33:8).

[9:22]  ⁴ sn Taberah. By popular etymology this derives from the Hebrew verb בָעַר (ba’ar, “to burn”), thus, here, “burning.” The reference is to the Lord’s fiery wrath against Israel because of their constant complaints against him (Num 11:1-3).

[9:22]  ⁵ sn Massah. See note on this term in Deut 6:16.

[9:22]  ⁶ sn Kibroth-Hattaavah. This place name means in Hebrew “burial places of appetite,” that is, graves that resulted from overindulgence. The reference is to the Israelites stuffing themselves with the quail God had provided and doing so with thanklessness (Num 11:31-35).

[10:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “circumcise the foreskin of” (cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV). Reference to the Abrahamic covenant prompts Moses to recall the sign of that covenant, namely, physical circumcision (Gen 17:9-14). Just as that act signified total covenant obedience, so spiritual circumcision (cleansing of the heart) signifies more internally a commitment to be pliable and obedient to the will of God (cf. Deut 30:6; Jer 4:4; 9:26).

[10:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “your neck do not harden again.” See note on the word “stubborn” in Deut 9:6.

[22:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “discipline.”