Ulangan 28:1

The Covenant Blessings

28:1 “If you indeed ¹  obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving ²  you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.

Ulangan 4:6-9

4:6 So be sure to do them, because this will testify of your wise understanding ³  to the people who will learn of all these statutes and say, “Indeed, this great nation is a very wise ⁴  people.” 4:7 In fact, what other great nation has a god so near to them like the Lord our God whenever we call on him? 4:8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just ⁵  as this whole law ⁶  that I am about to share with ⁷  you today?

Reminder of the Horeb Covenant

4:9 Again, however, pay very careful attention, ⁸  lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.

[28:1]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “indeed.”

[28:1]  ² tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 15).

[4:6]  ³ tn Heb “it is wisdom and understanding.”

[4:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “wise and understanding.”

[4:8]  ⁵ tn Or “pure”; or “fair”; Heb “righteous.”

[4:8]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew phrase הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת (hattorah hazzo’t), in this context, refers specifically to the Book of Deuteronomy. That is, it is the collection of all the חֻקִּים (khuqqim, “statutes,” 4:1) and מִשְׁפָּטִים (mishpatim, “ordinances,” 4:1) to be included in the covenant text. In a full canonical sense, of course, it pertains to the entire Pentateuch or Torah.

[4:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “place before.”

[4:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “watch yourself and watch your soul carefully.”