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Deuteronomy 29:12
12so that you may enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into His oath and agreement which the Lord your God is making with you today,
Deuteronomy 29:12 in other versions
- King James Version (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:
- New International Version (NIV)You are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the Lord your God, a covenant the Lord is making with you this day and sealing with an oath,
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the Lord your God, which the Lord your God is making with you today,
- New King James Version (NKJV)that you may enter into covenant with the Lord your God, and into His oath, which the Lord your God makes with you today,
Context of Deuteronomy 29:12
10“All of you stand today before the Lord your God—your chiefs, your tribes, your elders and your officers, even all the men of Israel, 11your little ones, your wives, and the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) who is in your camps, from the one who chops and gathers your firewood to the one who draws your water— so that you may enter into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into His oath and agreement which the Lord your God is making with you today, 13so that He may establish you today as His people and that He may be your God, just as He spoke to you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 14“It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath,
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לְעָבְרְךָ֗ בִּבְרִ֛ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּבְאָלָת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כֹּרֵ֥ת עִמְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:12
- Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
- Exodus 19:5Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
- Joshua 24:25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance at Shechem.
- 2 Kings 11:17Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, the king, and the people, that they would be the Lord’s people—also between the king and the people [to be his subjects].
- 2 Chronicles 15:12They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
- Genesis 15:10So Abram brought all these to Him and cut them down the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
- Deuteronomy 29:14“It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath,
- Nehemiah 10:28Now the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the Law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, all those who had knowledge and understanding—
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That thou shouldest enter - לעבר leaber, to pass through, that is, between the separated parts of the covenant sacrifice. See Genesis 15:18; (note). And into his oath - Thus we find that in a covenant were these seven particulars: The parties about to contract were considered as being hitherto separated. They now agree to enter into a state of close and permanent amity. They meet together in a solemn manner for this purpose. A sacrifice is offered to God…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 The national covenant made with Israel, not only typified the covenant of grace made with true believers, but also represented the outward dispensation of the gospel. Those who have been enabled to consent to the Lord's new covenant of mercy and grace in Jesus Christ, and to give up themselves to be his people, should embrace every opportunity of renewing their open profession of relation to him, and their obligation to him, as the God of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The technical phrase to enter into the covenant meant accepting the terms of the agreement.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2910-29. Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God--The whole congregation of Israel, of all ages and conditions, all--young as well as old; menials as well as masters; native Israelites as well as naturalized strangers--all were assembled before the tabernacle to renew the Sinaitic covenant. None of them were allowed to consider themselves as exempt from the terms of that national compact, lest any lapsing into idolatry might prove a root of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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