Deuteronomy 4:32

The Uniqueness of Israel’s God

4:32 Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind ¹  on the earth, and ask ²  from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it.

Deuteronomy 28:5

28:5 Your basket and your mixing bowl will be blessed.

Deuteronomy 28:17

28:17 Your basket and your mixing bowl will be cursed.

Deuteronomy 29:3

29:3 Your eyes have seen the great judgments, ³  those signs and mighty wonders.

Deuteronomy 32:3

32:3 For I will proclaim the name ⁴  of the Lord;

you must acknowledge the greatness of our God.

[4:32]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term אָדָם (’adam) may refer either to Adam or, more likely, to “man” in the sense of the human race (“mankind,” “humankind”). The idea here seems more universal in scope than reference to Adam alone would suggest.

[4:32]  ² tn The verb is not present in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for clarification. The challenge has both temporal and geographical dimensions. The people are challenged to (1) inquire about the entire scope of past history and (2) conduct their investigation on a worldwide scale.

[29:3]  ³ tn Heb “testings.” This is a reference to the plagues; see note at 4:34.

[32:3]  ⁵ tc Smr and Tg read “in the name.”