Deuteronomy 7:11
Context7:11 So keep the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that I today am commanding you to do.
Deuteronomy 8:6
Context8:6 So you must keep his 1 commandments, live according to his standards, 2 and revere him.
Deuteronomy 11:1
Context11:1 You must love the Lord your God and do what he requires; keep his statutes, ordinances, and commandments 3 at all times.
Deuteronomy 16:12
Context16:12 Furthermore, remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and so be careful to observe these statutes.
Deuteronomy 17:10
Context17:10 You must then do as they have determined at that place the Lord chooses. Be careful to do just as you are taught.
Deuteronomy 26:16
Context26:16 Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul. 4


[8:6] 1 tn Heb “the commandments of the
[8:6] 2 tn Heb “by walking in his ways.” The “ways” of the Lord refer here to his moral standards as reflected in his commandments. The verb “walk” is used frequently in the Bible (both OT and NT) for one’s moral and ethical behavior.
[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).
[26:16] 1 tn Or “mind and being”; cf. NCV “with your whole being”; TEV “obey them faithfully with all your heart.”