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Deuteronomy 29:15
15who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God but also with those who are not here today.
Deuteronomy 29:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- English Standard Version (ESV)but with whoever is standing here with us today before the Lord our God, and with whoever is not here with us today.
- New King James Version (NKJV)but with him who stands here with us today before the Lord our God, as well as with him who is not here with us today
- New Living Translation (NLT)I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the Lord our God, and also with the future generations who are not standing here today.
Context of Deuteronomy 29:15
13to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 14I am making this covenant, with its oath, not only with you who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God but also with those who are not here today. 16You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through the countries on the way here. 17You saw among them their detestable images and idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold.
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כִּי֩ אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֶשְׁנ֜וֹ פֹּ֗ה עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ עֹמֵ֣ד הַיּ֔וֹם לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְאֵ֨ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ פֹּ֖ה עִמָּ֥נוּ הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:15
- Deuteronomy 5:3It was not with our ancestors that the Lord made this covenant, but with us, with all of us who are alive here today.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.
- Jeremiah 50:5They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.
- Acts 2:39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:14For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Him that standeth here - The present generation. Him that is not here - all future generations of this people.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15With him that is not here with us - i. e. as the Jews explain, posterity; which throughout all generations was to be taken as bound by the act and deed of those present and living.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. 15those who are not here today: The covenant made with the generation of Moses also included future generations. It was not only for the people alive at that time. The future descendants of Abraham would share in the covenant’s privileges. However, each generation would need to obey the covenant personally in order to receive its blessings (see 4:9).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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