Deuteronomy 6:13-14

6:13 You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name. 6:14 You must not go after other gods, those ¹  of the surrounding peoples,

Deuteronomy 11:1

Reiteration of the Call to Obedience

11:1 You must love the Lord your God and do what he requires; keep his statutes, ordinances, and commandments ²  at all times.

Deuteronomy 15:20

15:20 You and your household must eat them annually before the Lord your God in the place he ³  chooses.

Deuteronomy 16:22

16:22 You must not erect a sacred pillar, ⁴  a thing the Lord your God detests.

[6:14]  ¹ tn Heb “from the gods.” The demonstrative pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[11:1]  ¹ tn This collocation of technical terms for elements of the covenant text lends support to its importance and also signals a new section of paraenesis in which Moses will exhort Israel to covenant obedience. The Hebrew term מִשְׁמָרוֹת (mishmarot, “obligations”) sums up the three terms that follow – חֻקֹּת (khuqot), מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishppatim), and מִצְוֹת (mitsot).

[15:20]  ¹ tn Heb “the Lord.” The translation uses a pronoun for stylistic reasons. See note on “he” in 15:4.

[16:22]  ¹ sn Sacred pillar. This refers to the stelae (stone pillars; the Hebrew term is מַצֵּבֹת, matsevot) associated with Baal worship, perhaps to mark a spot hallowed by an alleged visitation of the gods. See also Deut 7:5.