Deuteronomy 29:12

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

10You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God – the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man, 11your infants, your wives, and the foreigners living in your encampment, those who chop wood and those who carry water – so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the Lord your God is making with you today. 13Today he will affirm that you are his people and that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore by oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 14It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant by oath,

Deuteronomy 29:12 word by word

לְעָבְרְךָ֗ בִּבְרִ֛ית יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּבְאָלָת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ כֹּרֵ֥ת עִמְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That thou shouldest enterעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• into covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and into his oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• makethכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• with thee this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:12

• Deuteronomy 5:2The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.
• Exodus 19:5And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,
• Joshua 24:25That day Joshua drew up an agreement for the people, and he established rules and regulations for them in Shechem.
• 2 Kings 11:17Jehoiada then drew up a covenant between the Lord and the king and people, stipulating that they should be loyal to the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 15:12They solemnly agreed to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with their whole heart and being.
• Genesis 15:10So Abram took all these for him and then cut them in two and placed each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds in half.
• Deuteronomy 29:14It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant by oath,
• Nehemiah 10:28“Now the rest of the people – the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple attendants, and all those who have separated themselves from the neighboring peoples because of the law of God, along with their wives, their sons, and their daughters, all of whom are able to understand –

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 29:12

• Covenant
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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