Deuteronomy 28:1
Context28:1 “If you indeed 1 obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving 2 you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:13
Context28:13 The Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always end up at the top and not at the bottom, if you obey his 3 commandments which I am urging 4 you today to be careful to do.


[28:1] 1 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “indeed.”
[28:1] 2 tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 15).
[28:13] 3 tn Heb “the
[28:13] 4 tn Heb “commanding” (so NRSV); NASB “which I charge you today.”