Deuteronomy 9:6

9:6 Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn ¹  people!

Deuteronomy 15:4

15:4 However, there should not be any poor among you, for the Lord ²  will surely bless ³  you in the land that he ⁴  is giving you as an inheritance, ⁵ 

Deuteronomy 22:8

22:8 If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail ⁶  around your roof to avoid being culpable ⁷  in the event someone should fall from it.

Deuteronomy 23:7

23:7 You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; ⁸  you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner ⁹  in his land.

Deuteronomy 23:21

23:21 When you make a vow to the Lord your God you must not delay in fulfilling it, for otherwise he ¹⁰  will surely ¹¹  hold you accountable as a sinner. ¹² 

[9:6]  ¹ tn Heb “stiff-necked” (so KJV, NAB, NIV).

[15:4]  ² tc After the phrase “the Lord” many mss and versions add “your God” to complete the usual full epithet.

[15:4]  ³ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “surely.” Note however, that the use is rhetorical, for the next verse attaches a condition.

[15:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[15:4]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess.”

[22:8]  ³ tn Or “a parapet” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV); KJV “a battlement”; NLT “a barrier.”

[22:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “that you not place bloodshed in your house.”

[23:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “brother.”

[23:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “sojourner.”

[23:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[23:21]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which is reflected in the translation by “surely.”

[23:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “and it will be a sin to you”; NIV, NCV, NLT “be guilty of sin.”