Deuteronomy 4:39
Context4:39 Today realize and carefully consider that the Lord is God in heaven above and on earth below – there is no other!
Deuteronomy 8:15
Context8:15 and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents 1 and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow 2 from a flint rock and
Deuteronomy 12:12
Context12:12 You shall rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages 3 (since they have no allotment or inheritance with you). 4


[8:15] 1 tn Heb “flaming serpents”; KJV, NASB “fiery serpents”; NAB “saraph serpents.” This figure of speech (metonymy) probably describes the venomous and painful results of snakebite. The feeling from such an experience would be like a burning fire (שָׂרָף, saraf).
[8:15] 2 tn Heb “the one who brought out for you water.” In the Hebrew text this continues the preceding sentence, but the translation begins a new sentence here for stylistic reasons.
[12:12] 1 tn Heb “within your gates” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “who belongs to your community.”
[12:12] 2 sn They have no allotment or inheritance with you. See note on the word “inheritance” in Deut 10:9.