Deuteronomy 5:10

5:10 but I show covenant faithfulness ¹  to the thousands ²  who choose ³  me and keep my commandments.

Deuteronomy 6:23

6:23 He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 9:27

9:27 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; ignore the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of these people.

Deuteronomy 10:7

10:7 From there they traveled to Gudgodah, ⁴  and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, ⁵  a place of flowing streams.

Deuteronomy 20:2

20:2 As you move forward for battle, the priest ⁶  will approach and say to the soldiers, ⁷ 

Deuteronomy 24:6

24:6 One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security. ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 28:2

28:2 All these blessings will come to you in abundance ⁹  if you obey the Lord your God:

Deuteronomy 28:6

28:6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. ¹⁰ 

Deuteronomy 29:16

The Results of Disobedience

29:16 “(For you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we crossed through the nations as we traveled.

[5:10]  ¹ tn This theologically rich term (חֶסֶד, khesed) describes God’s loyalty to those who keep covenant with him. Sometimes it is used synonymously with בְּרִית (bÿrit, “covenant”; Deut 7:9), and sometimes interchangeably with it (Deut 7:12). See H.-J. Zobel, TDOT 5:44-64.

[5:10]  ² tc By a slight emendation (לַאֲלּוּפִים [la’allufim] for לַאֲלָפִים [la’alafim]) “clans” could be read in place of the MT reading “thousands.” However, no ms or versional evidence exists to support this emendation.

[5:10]  ³ tn Heb “love.” See note on the word “reject” in v. 9.

[10:7]  ⁴ sn Gudgodah. This is probably the same as Haggidgad, which is also associated with Jotbathah (Num 33:33).

[10:7]  ⁵ sn Jotbathah. This place, whose Hebrew name can be translated “place of wadis,” is possibly modern Ain Tabah, just north of Eilat, or Tabah, 6.5 mi (11 km) south of Eilat on the west shore of the Gulf of Aqaba.

[20:2]  ⁷ sn The reference to the priest suggests also the presence of the ark of the covenant, the visible sign of God’s presence. The whole setting is clearly that of “holy war” or “Yahweh war,” in which God himself takes initiative as the true commander of the forces of Israel (cf. Exod 14:14-18; 15:3-10; Deut 3:22; 7:18-24; 31:6, 8).

[20:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he will say to the people.” Cf. NIV, NCV, CEV “the army”; NRSV, NLT “the troops.”

[24:6]  ¹⁰ sn Taking millstones as security on a loan would amount to taking the owner’s own life in pledge, since the millstones were the owner’s means of earning a living and supporting his family.

[28:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “come upon you and overtake you” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV “come upon you and accompany you.”

[28:6]  ¹⁶ sn Come in…go out. To “come in” and “go out” is a figure of speech (merism) indicating all of life and its activities.