Deuteronomy 4:15

Context

The Nature of Israel’s God

4:15 Be very careful,¹ then, because you saw no form at the time the Lord spoke to you at Horeb from the middle of the fire.

Deuteronomy 26:16

Context

Narrative Interlude

26:16 Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.²

Context
27:2 When you cross the Jordan River³ to the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must erect great stones and cover⁴ them with plaster.

Context

Blessing on Benjamin

33:12 Of Benjamin he said:

The beloved of the Lord will live safely by him;

he protects him all the time,

and the Lord⁵ places him on his chest.⁶

[4:15] ¹tn Heb “give great care to your souls.”

[26:16] ²tn Or “mind and being”; cf. NCV “with your whole being”; TEV “obey them faithfully with all your heart.”

[27:2] ³tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[27:2] ⁴tn Heb “plaster” (so KJV, ASV; likewise in v. 4). In the translation “cover” has been used for stylistic reasons.

[33:12] ⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:12] ⁵tn Heb “between his shoulders.” This suggests the scene in John 13:23 with Jesus and the Beloved Disciple.