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Deuteronomy 9 Introduction

Structure and Formatting

- vv. 1-6: Moses reminds the Israelites that Yahweh did not choose them because they were righteous- vv. 7-29: Moses recounts the Israelites’ sin when they worshiped the golden calf

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

Yahweh’s victory

This chapter assures the Israelites that it is Yahweh who will empower them to conquer the Promised Land. The Israelites will not be strong enough on their own to conquer these other nations. This victory will be Yahweh’s. The people did not earn this victory, but it is Yahweh’s punishment of these sinful nations. (See: promisedland and sin)

Israel’s sin

Yahweh is about to punish the Canaanites for their sin. He also reminds Israel of their sin. This serves as a warning to the people of Israel. If they sin again, Yahweh will punish them too.

Translation Issues in This Chapter

“you”

When Moses is addressing the Israelites, he uses both the singular and plural forms of “you.”- vv. 1-6: “You” and “your” are singular.- vv. 7: See note.- vv. 8-9: “You” and “your” are plural.- vv. 16-25: “You” and “your” are plural.Although Moses is speaking to all the Israelites, he sometimes addresses them as “you” singular. If the singular forms of these pronouns would not be natural in your language, you could use the plural forms in your translation. (See: writing-pronouns and figs-youcrowd)