Deuteronomy 11:12
Context11:12 a land the Lord your God looks after. 1 He is constantly attentive to it 2 from the beginning to the end of the year. 3
Deuteronomy 33:21
Context33:21 He has selected the best part for himself,
for the portion of the ruler 4 is set aside 5 there;
he came with the leaders 6 of the people,
he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord
and his ordinances with Israel.


[11:12] 1 tn Heb “seeks.” The statement reflects the ancient belief that God (Baal in Canaanite thinking) directly controlled storms and rainfall.
[11:12] 2 tn Heb “the eyes of the
[11:12] 3 sn From the beginning to the end of the year. This refers to the agricultural year that was marked by the onset of the heavy rains, thus the autumn. See note on the phrase “the former and the latter rains” in v. 14.
[33:21] 4 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] 5 tn Heb “covered in” (if from the root סָפַן, safan; cf. HALOT 764-65 s.v. ספן qal).