Ulangan 20:12

20:12 If it does not accept terms of peace but makes war with you, then you are to lay siege to it.

Ulangan 22:20

22:20 But if the accusation is true and the young woman was not a virgin,

Ulangan 25:2

25:2 Then, ¹  if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, ²  the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves. ³ 

Ulangan 30:4

30:4 Even if your exiles are in the most distant land, ⁴  from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back.

Ulangan 30:17

30:17 However, if you ⁵  turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

Ulangan 32:41

32:41 I will sharpen my lightning-like sword,

and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; ⁶ 

I will execute vengeance on my foes,

and repay those who hate me! ⁷ 

[25:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and it will be.”

[25:2]  ² tn Heb “if the evil one is a son of smiting.”

[25:2]  ³ tn Heb “according to his wickedness, by number.”

[30:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “are at the farthest edge of the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.

[30:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “your heart,” as a metonymy for the person.

[32:41]  ⁶ tn Heb “judgment.” This is a metonymy, a figure of speech in which the effect (judgment) is employed as an instrument (sword, spear, or the like), the means, by which it is brought about.

[32:41]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew term שָׂנֵא (sane’, “hate”) in this covenant context speaks of those who reject Yahweh’s covenant overtures, that is, who disobey its stipulations (see note on the word “rejecting” in Deut 5:9; also see Deut 7:10; 2 Chr 19:2; Ps 81:15; 139:20-21).