Deuteronomy 32:19

A Word of Judgment

32:19 But the Lord took note and despised them

because his sons and daughters enraged him.

Deuteronomy 31:15

31:15 The Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud that ¹  stood above the door of the tent.

Deuteronomy 26:7

26:7 So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he ²  heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.

Deuteronomy 33:21

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

for the portion of the ruler ³  is set aside ⁴  there;

he came with the leaders ⁵  of the people,

he obeyed the righteous laws of the Lord

and his ordinances with Israel.

[31:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and the pillar of cloud.” This phrase was not repeated in the translation; a relative clause was used instead.

[26:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 26:2.

[33:21]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Heb “covered in” (if from the root סָפַן, safan; cf. HALOT 764-65 s.v. ספן qal).

[33:21]  ³ tn Heb “heads” (in the sense of chieftains).