Deuteronomy 1:38

1:38 However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, ¹  will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land. ² 

Deuteronomy 9:1

Theological Justification of the Conquest

9:1 Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications. ³ 

Deuteronomy 10:6

Conclusion of the Historical Resume

10:6 “During those days the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan ⁴  to Moserah. ⁵  There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became priest in his place.

Deuteronomy 13:11

13:11 Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you. ⁶ 

Deuteronomy 18:1

Provision for Priests and Levites

18:1 The Levitical priests ⁷  – indeed, the entire tribe of Levi – will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the Lord and of his inheritance. ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 21:21

21:21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out ⁹  wickedness from among you, and all Israel ¹⁰  will hear about it and be afraid.

Deuteronomy 24:7

24:7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, ¹¹  and regards him as mere property ¹²  and sells him, that kidnapper ¹³  must die. In this way you will purge ¹⁴  evil from among you.

Deuteronomy 27:1

The Assembly at Shechem

27:1 Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Pay attention to all the commandments ¹⁵  I am giving ¹⁶  you today.

Deuteronomy 29:10

29:10 You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God – the heads of your tribes, ¹⁷  your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,

Deuteronomy 29:21

29:21 The Lord will single him out ¹⁸  for judgment ¹⁹  from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law.

Deuteronomy 32:52

32:52 You will see the land before you, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.”

Deuteronomy 33:21

33:21 He has selected the best part for himself,

for the portion of the ruler ²⁰  is set aside ²¹  there;

he came with the leaders ²²  of the people,

he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord

and his ordinances with Israel.

Deuteronomy 33:28

33:28 Israel lives in safety,

the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, ²³ 

in a land of grain and new wine;

indeed, its heavens ²⁴  rain down dew. ²⁵ 

Deuteronomy 34:8

34:8 The Israelites mourned for Moses in the deserts of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended.

[1:38]  ¹ tn Heb “the one who stands before you”; NAB “your aide”; TEV “your helper.”

[1:38]  ² tn Heb “it”; the referent (the land) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:1]  ³ tn Heb “fortified to the heavens” (so NRSV); NLT “cities with walls that reach to the sky.” This is hyperbole.

[10:6]  ⁵ sn Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan. This Hebrew name could be translated “the wells of Bene-Yaaqan” or “the wells of the sons of Yaaqan,” a site whose location cannot be determined (cf. Num 33:31-32; 1 Chr 1:42).

[10:6]  ⁶ sn Moserah. Since Aaron in other texts (Num 20:28; 33:38) is said to have died on Mount Hor, this must be the Arabah region in which Hor was located.

[13:11]  ⁷ sn Some see in this statement an argument for the deterrent effect of capital punishment (Deut 17:13; 19:20; 21:21).

[18:1]  ⁹ tn The MT places the terms “priests” and “Levites” in apposition, thus creating an epexegetical construction in which the second term qualifies the first, i.e., “Levitical priests.” This is a way of asserting their legitimacy as true priests. The Syriac renders “to the priest and to the Levite,” making a distinction between the two, but one that is out of place here.

[18:1]  ¹⁰ sn Of his inheritance. This is a figurative way of speaking of the produce of the land the Lord will give to his people. It is the Lord’s inheritance, but the Levites are allowed to eat it since they themselves have no inheritance among the other tribes of Israel.

[21:21]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew term בִּעַרְתָּה (bi’artah), here and elsewhere in such contexts (cf. Deut 13:5; 17:7, 12; 19:19; 21:9), suggests God’s anger which consumes like fire (thus בָעַר, ba’ar, “to burn”). See H. Ringgren, TDOT 2:203-4.

[21:21]  ¹² tc Some LXX traditions read הַנִּשְׁאָרִים (hannish’arim, “those who remain”) for the MT’s יִשְׂרָאֵל (yisra’el, “Israel”), understandable in light of Deut 19:20. However, the more difficult reading found in the MT is more likely original.

[24:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “from his brothers, from the sons of Israel.” The terms “brothers” and “sons of Israel” are in apposition; the second defines the first more specifically.

[24:7]  ¹⁴ tn Or “and enslaves him.”

[24:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “that thief.”

[24:7]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “burn.” See note on the word “purge” in Deut 19:19.

[27:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the whole commandment.” See note at 5:31.

[27:1]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 10).

[29:10]  ¹⁷ tc Heb “your heads, your tribes.” The Syriac presupposes either “heads of your tribes” or “your heads, your judges,” etc. (reading שֹׁפְטֵכֶם [shofÿtekhem] for שִׁבְטֵיכֶם [shivtekhem]). Its comparative difficulty favors the originality of the MT reading. Cf. KJV “your captains of your tribes”; NRSV “the leaders of your tribes”; NLT “your tribal leaders.”

[29:21]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “set him apart.”

[29:21]  ²⁰ tn Heb “for evil”; NAB “for doom”; NASB “for adversity”; NIV “for disaster”; NRSV “for calamity.”

[33:21]  ²¹ tn The Hebrew term מְחֹקֵק (mÿkhoqeq; Poel participle of חָקַק, khaqaq, “to inscribe”) reflects the idea that the recorder of allotments (the “ruler”) is able to set aside for himself the largest and best. See E. H. Merrill, Deuteronomy (NAC), 444-45.

[33:21]  ²² tn Heb “covered in” (if from the root סָפַן, safan; cf. HALOT 764-65 s.v. ספן qal).

[33:21]  ²³ tn Heb “heads” (in the sense of chieftains).

[33:28]  ²³ tn Heb “all alone.” The idea is that such vital resources as water will some day no longer need protection because God will provide security.

[33:28]  ²⁴ tn Or “skies.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[33:28]  ²⁵ tn Or perhaps “drizzle, showers.” See note at Deut 32:2.