This verse uses the same vocabulary, expressions, and constructions as are used in verses 9 and 15.

The covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you: this is a very full expression. For covenant see 4.13.

A graven image in the form of anything: see verses 16-18.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .