God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 29:12
12You are ready to accept the terms and conditions of the promise that the Lord your God is giving 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
10All of you are standing here today in the presence of the Lord your God. The heads of your tribes, your leaders, your officers, and all the men of Israel are here. 11Your children, your wives, and the foreigners who cut wood and carry water in your camp are also here. You are ready to accept the terms and conditions of the promise that the Lord your God is giving you today. 13With this promise the Lord will confirm today that you are his people and that he is your God. This is what he told you, and this is what he promised your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob with an oath. 14You aren’t the only people to receive this promise and its conditions.
Read all of Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 29:12 word by word
לְעָבְרְךָ֗ בִּבְרִ֛ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּבְאָלָת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כֹּרֵ֥ת עִמְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:12
- Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God made a promise to us at Mount Horeb.
- Exodus 19:5If you carefully obey me and are faithful to the terms of my promise, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, even though the whole world is mine.
- Joshua 24:25That day Joshua made an agreement for the people and set up laws and rules for them at Shechem.
- 2 Kings 11:17Jehoiada made a promise to the Lord on behalf of the king and his people that they would be the Lord’s people. He made other promises between the king and the people.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12They made an agreement with one another to dedicate their lives to serving the Lord God of their ancestors with all their heart and soul.
- Genesis 15:10So Abram brought all these animals to him. He cut each of them in half and laid each half opposite the other. However, he did not cut the birds in half.
- Deuteronomy 29:14You aren’t the only people to receive this promise and its conditions.
- Nehemiah 10:28The rest of the people took an oath. These people included the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the inhabitants of the land for the sake of God’s Teachings. Their wives, sons, daughters, and everyone who is capable of understanding also took an oath.
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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