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“So you should understand that it is not because of your righteousness that Yahweh your God is giving you this good land to take possession of it, because you are a stubborn people. [a] Remember, do not forget,[b] that you provoked Yahweh your God in the desert, and from the day that you went out from the land of Egypt until you came to this place[c] you were rebelling against Yahweh.

“And remember at Horeb you provoked Yahweh, and Yahweh became angry enough to destroy you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 9:6 Literally “a people stiff of neck you”
  2. Deuteronomy 9:7 Literally “not you shall forget”
  3. Deuteronomy 9:7 Literally “your coming up to this place the this” = until arrived at this location

Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.(A)

The Golden Calf

Remember this and never forget how you aroused the anger(B) of the Lord your God in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious(C) against the Lord.(D) At Horeb you aroused the Lord’s wrath(E) so that he was angry enough to destroy you.(F)

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