Take heed lest you forget the LORD: that is, “Make sure that you do not forget the LORD.” For take heed see 2.4; 4.1, 9, 15, 23. Here forget means “to neglect,” “to disregard,” “to disobey” (see 4.9, 23).

Egypt … the house of bondage: see 5.16.

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 .