Deuteronomy 13

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Deuteronomy 13:7

1 sn Hittites. The center of Hittite power was in Anatolia (central modern Turkey). In the Late Bronze Age (1550-1200 b.c.) they were at their zenith, establishing outposts and colonies near and far. Some elements were obviously in Canaan at the time of the Conquest (1400-1350 b.c.).

2 sn Girgashites. These cannot be ethnically identified and are unknown outside the OT. They usually appear in such lists only when the intention is to have seven groups in all (see also the note on the word “seven” later in this verse).

3 sn Amorites. Originally from the upper Euphrates region (Amurru), the Amorites appear to have migrated into Canaan beginning in 2200 b.c. or thereabouts.

4 sn Canaanites. These were the indigenous peoples of the land, going back to the beginning of recorded history (ca. 3000 b.c.). The OT identifies them as descendants of Ham (Genesis 10:6), the only Hamites to have settled north and east of Egypt.

5 sn Perizzites. This is probably a subgroup of Canaanites (Genesis 13:7; 34:30).

6 sn Hivites. These are usually thought to be the same as the Hurrians, a people well-known in ancient Near Eastern texts. They are likely identical to the Horites (see note on the term “Horites” in Deuteronomy 2:12).

7 sn Jebusites. These inhabited the hill country, particularly in and about Jerusalem (cf. Numbers 13:29; Joshua 15:8; 2 Samuel 5:6; 24:16).

8 sn Seven. This is an ideal number in the OT, one symbolizing fullness or completeness. Therefore, the intent of the text here is not to be precise and list all of Israel’s enemies but simply to state that Israel will have a full complement of foes to deal with. For other lists of Canaanites, some with fewer than seven peoples, see Exodus 3:8; 13:5; 23:23, 28; 33:2; 34:11; Deuteronomy 20:17; Joshua 3:10; 9:1; 24:11. Moreover, the “Table of Nations” (Genesis 10:15-19) suggests that all of these (possibly excepting the Perizzites) were offspring of Canaan and therefore Canaanites.

Deuteronomy 13:8

9 tn Heb “the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

10 tn In the Hebrew text the infinitive absolute before the finite verb emphasizes the statement. The imperfect has an obligatory nuance here. Cf. ASV “shalt (must NRSV) utterly destroy them”; CEV “must destroy them without mercy.”

11 tn Heb “covenant” (so NASB, NRSV); TEV “alliance.”

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