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Deuteronomy 29:12

Covenant and promises

10 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel,

11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:

13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,
KJV
That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:
WEB
that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, and into his oath, which the LORD your God makes with you today,
ASV
that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
DARBY
that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
BLB
that you may enter into the covenant of YHWH your God and into His oath, which YHWH your God makes with you today,
ÅB
for at du skal gå inn i pakten med Herren din Gud og i eds-sambåndet med ham, det som Herren din Gud gjør med deg idag;
OTB
for å inngå en pakt med Herren deres Gud, en pakt som Herren gjør med dere i dag og besegler med en ed,
B1930
forat du skal gå inn i pakten med Herren din Gud og i eds-sambåndet med ham, det som Herren din Gud gjør med dig idag;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 15:12–15

    And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

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  • Nehemiah 10:28–29

    And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

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  • 2 Kings 11:17

    And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’s people; between the king also and the people.

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  • Joshua 24:25

    So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

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  • Deuteronomy 5:2–3

    The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:14

    Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

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  • Exodus 19:5–6

    Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

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