Deuteronomy 29:14
12 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.
Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
15 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day:
16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
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.
Compare
- BSB
- I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you,
- KJV
- Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
- WEB
- Neither do I make this covenant and this oath with you only,
- ASV
- Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,
- DARBY
- Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,
- BLB
- And not with you⁺ alone am I cutting this covenant and this oath,
- ÅB
- Og ikke bare med dere gjør jeg denne pakt og dette eds-sambånd,
- OTB
- Det er ikke bare med dere jeg gjør denne pakten og denne eden,
- B1930
- Og ikke bare med eder gjør jeg denne pakt og dette eds-sambånd,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 31:31–34
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Read in contextHebrews 8:7–12
For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.
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