Deuteronomy 4:3-6

4:3 You have witnessed what the Lord did at Baal Peor, ¹  how he ²  eradicated from your midst everyone who followed Baal Peor. ³  4:4 But you who remained faithful to the Lord your God are still alive to this very day, every one of you. 4:5 Look! I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the Lord my God told me to do, so that you might carry them out in ⁴  the land you are about to enter and possess. 4:6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding ⁵  to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise ⁶  people.”

[4:3]  ¹ tc The LXX and Syriac read “to Baal Peor,” that is, the god worshiped at that place; see note on the name “Beth Peor” in Deut 3:29.

[4:3]  ² tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[4:3]  ³ tn Or “followed the Baal of Peor” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV), referring to the pagan god Baal.

[4:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the midst of” (so ASV).

[4:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”

[4:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “wise and understanding.”