Ulangan 1:25

1:25 Then they took ¹  some of the produce of the land and carried it back down to us. They also brought a report to us, saying, “The land that the Lord our God is about to give us is good.”

Ulangan 3:8

3:8 So at that time we took the land of the two Amorite kings in the Transjordan from Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon ² 

Ulangan 4:20

4:20 You, however, the Lord has selected and brought from Egypt, that iron-smelting furnace, ³  to be his special people ⁴  as you are today.

Ulangan 15:17

15:17 you shall take an awl and pierce a hole through his ear to the door. ⁵  Then he will become your servant permanently (this applies to your female servant as well).

Ulangan 16:19

16:19 You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort ⁶  the words of the righteous. ⁷ 

Ulangan 22:7

22:7 You must be sure ⁸  to let the mother go, but you may take the young for yourself. Do this so that it may go well with you and you may have a long life.

Ulangan 22:15

22:15 Then the father and mother of the young woman must produce the evidence of virginity ⁹  for the elders of the city at the gate.

Ulangan 30:12-13

30:12 It is not in heaven, as though one must say, “Who will go up to heaven to get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 30:13 And it is not across the sea, as though one must say, “Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”

Ulangan 31:26

31:26 “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,

[1:25]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text includes “in their hand,” which is unnecessary and somewhat redundant in English style.

[3:8]  ² sn Mount Hermon. This is the famous peak at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range known today as Jebel es-Sheik.

[4:20]  ³ tn A כּוּר (kur) was not a source of heat but a crucible (“iron-smelting furnace”) in which precious metals were melted down and their impurities burned away (see I. Cornelius, NIDOTTE 2:618-19); cf. NAB “that iron foundry, Egypt.” The term is a metaphor for intense heat. Here it refers to the oppression and suffering Israel endured in Egypt. Since a crucible was used to burn away impurities, it is possible that the metaphor views Egypt as a place of refinement to bring Israel to a place of submission to divine sovereignty.

[4:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “to be his people of inheritance.” The Lord compares his people to valued property inherited from one’s ancestors and passed on to one’s descendants.

[15:17]  ⁵ sn When the bondslave’s ear was drilled through to the door, the door in question was that of the master’s house. In effect, the bondslave is declaring his undying and lifelong loyalty to his creditor. The scar (or even hole) in the earlobe would testify to the community that the slave had surrendered independence and personal rights. This may be what Paul had in mind when he said “I bear on my body the marks of Jesus” (Gal 6:17).

[16:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “twist, overturn”; NRSV “subverts the cause.”

[16:19]  ⁷ tn Or “innocent”; NRSV “those who are in the right”; NLT “the godly.”

[22:7]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”

[22:15]  ⁹ sn In light of v. 17 this would evidently be blood-stained sheets indicative of the first instance of intercourse. See E. H. Merrill, Deuteronomy (NAC), 302-3.