Ulangan 4:32

The Uniqueness of Israel’s God

4:32 Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind ¹  on the earth, and ask ²  from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it.

Ulangan 5:15

5:15 Recall that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there by strength and power. ³  That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to observe ⁴  the Sabbath day.

Ulangan 6:3

6:3 Pay attention, Israel, and be careful to do this so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in number ⁵  – as the Lord, God of your ancestors, ⁶  said to you, you will have a land flowing with milk and honey.

Ulangan 7:8

7:8 Rather it is because of his ⁷  love ⁸  for you and his faithfulness to the promise ⁹  he solemnly vowed ¹⁰  to your ancestors ¹¹  that the Lord brought you out with great power, ¹²  redeeming ¹³  you from the place of slavery, from the power ¹⁴  of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Ulangan 9:26

9:26 I prayed to him: ¹⁵  O, Lord God, ¹⁶  do not destroy your people, your valued property ¹⁷  that you have powerfully redeemed, ¹⁸  whom you brought out of Egypt by your strength. ¹⁹ 

Ulangan 13:17

13:17 You must not take for yourself anything that has been placed under judgment. ²⁰  Then the Lord will relent from his intense anger, show you compassion, have mercy on you, and multiply you as he promised your ancestors.

Ulangan 20:1

Laws Concerning War with Distant Enemies

20:1 When you go to war against your enemies and see chariotry ²¹  and troops ²²  who outnumber you, do not be afraid of them, for the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, is with you.

Ulangan 30:16

30:16 What ²³  I am commanding you today is to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess. ²⁴ 

[4:32]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term אָדָם (’adam) may refer either to Adam or, more likely, to “man” in the sense of the human race (“mankind,” “humankind”). The idea here seems more universal in scope than reference to Adam alone would suggest.

[4:32]  ² tn The verb is not present in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for clarification. The challenge has both temporal and geographical dimensions. The people are challenged to (1) inquire about the entire scope of past history and (2) conduct their investigation on a worldwide scale.

[5:15]  ³ tn Heb “by a strong hand and an outstretched arm,” the hand and arm symbolizing divine activity and strength. Cf. NLT “with amazing power and mighty deeds.”

[5:15]  ⁴ tn Or “keep” (so KJV, NRSV).

[6:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “may multiply greatly” (so NASB, NRSV); the words “in number” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[6:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 10, 18, 23).

[7:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “the Lord’s.” See note on “He” in 7:6.

[7:8]  ⁸ tn For the verb אָהַב (’ahav, “to love”) as a term of choice or election, see note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37.

[7:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “oath.” This is a reference to the promises of the so-called “Abrahamic Covenant” (cf. Gen 15:13-16).

[7:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “swore on oath.”

[7:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 12, 13).

[7:8]  ¹² tn Heb “by a strong hand” (NAB similar); NLT “with such amazing power.”

[7:8]  ¹³ sn Redeeming you from the place of slavery. The Hebrew verb translated “redeeming” (from the root פָּדָה, padah) has the idea of redemption by the payment of a ransom. The initial symbol of this was the Passover lamb, offered by Israel to the Lord as ransom in exchange for deliverance from bondage and death (Exod 12:1-14). Later, the firstborn sons of Israel, represented by the Levites, became the ransom (Num 3:11-13). These were all types of the redemption effected by the death of Christ who described his atoning work as “a ransom for many” (Matt 20:28; cf. 1 Pet 1:18).

[7:8]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “hand” (so KJV, NRSV), a metaphor for power or domination.

[9:26]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 9:3.

[9:26]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “Lord Lord” (אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, ’adonay yÿhvih). The phrase is customarily rendered by Jewish tradition as “Lord God” (אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהִים, ’adonay ’elohim). See also the note on the phrase “Lord God” in Deut 3:24.

[9:26]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “your inheritance”; NLT “your special (very own NRSV) possession.” Israel is compared to landed property that one would inherit from his ancestors and pass on to his descendants.

[9:26]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “you have redeemed in your greatness.”

[9:26]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “by your strong hand.”

[13:17]  ²⁰ tn Or “anything that has been put under the divine curse”; Heb “anything of the ban” (cf. NASB). See note on the phrase “divine judgment” in Deut 2:34.

[20:1]  ²¹ tn Heb “horse and chariot.”

[20:1]  ²² tn Heb “people.”

[30:16]  ²³ tc A number of LXX mss insert before this verse, “if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God,” thus translating אֲשֶׁר (’asher) as “which” and the rest as “I am commanding you today, to love,” etc., “then you will live,” etc.

[30:16]  ²⁴ tn Heb “which you are going there to possess it.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.