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<a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you, and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New King James Version</a> that He may establish you today as a people for Himself, and that He may be God to you, just as He has spoken to you, and just as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> in order 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. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> in order 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. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> in order 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. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> in order 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, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> so 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. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> and so that he may establish you today as his people and he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and so that He may establish you today as His people and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> With 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. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> so that the LORD may now confirm you as his people and be your God, as he promised you and your ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> so that he will elevate you to be a people for him. And he will be God to you, just as he promised you and swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/29.htm">NET Bible</a> Today 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. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> so that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may your God, as he spoke to you and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That he may establish thee to-day for a people to himself, and that he may be to thee a God, as he hath said to thee, and as he hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/29.htm">World English Bible</a> that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he spoke to you and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> in order to establish you to Himself for a people today, and He Himself is your God, as He has spoken to you, and as He has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> in order to establish thee to-day to Him for a people, and He Himself is thy God, as He hath spoken to thee, and as He hath sworn to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In order to set thee this day to him for a people, and he shall be to thee for God as he spake to thee, and as he sware to thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaak, and to Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That he may raise thee up a people to himself, and he may be thy God as he hath spoken to thee, and as he swore to thy fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> So shall he raise you up as a people to himself, and so shall he be your God, just as he has spoken to you, and just as he swore to your fathers: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Bible</a> so that he may establish you today as his people and he may be your God, as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> in order that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Because he will establish you this day a people to himself, and he will be to you the God, as he has promised you, and as he has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because He shall establish you a people for himself today, and he shall be God to you, as He said to you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham and to Isaac and to Yaquuv.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> that He may establish thee this day unto Himself for a people, and that He may be unto thee a God, as He spoke unto thee, and as He swore unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> that he may appoint thee to himself for a people, and he shall be thy God, as he said to thee, and as he sware to thy fathers, Abraam, and Isaac, and Jacob. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8137" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">The Covenant in Moab</a> …12so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, 13<a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: hā·qîm- (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">He may establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯə·ḵā (DirObjM:: 2ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">as His</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘ām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and He</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">may be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">He promised</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wə·ḵa·’ă·šer (Conj-w, Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and as</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">He swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to your fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">to Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">and Jacob.</a> 14I am making this covenant and this oath not only with you,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. <a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a> I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a> Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a> the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises. <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a> And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise. <a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. <a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38</a> They will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a> My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a> And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.” <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-10</a> “But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you. / Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That he may establish you to day for a people to himself, and that he may be to you a God, as he has said to you, and as he has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.establish<a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6</a> For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Deuteronomy 26:18,19</a> And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; … <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Deuteronomy 28:9</a> The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.he may be<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.<a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3,4</a> Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; … <a href="/genesis/38-13.htm">Genesis 38:13-15</a> And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/ruth/4-7.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-15.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-15.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 29</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen</a> 10. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant</a> 18. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness</a> 29. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Secret things belong unto God</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and so that He may establish you today as His people, This phrase emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites. The establishment of Israel as God's people is a recurring theme throughout the Pentateuch, highlighting God's sovereign choice and grace. This covenant is not just a legal agreement but a relational bond, signifying Israel's identity and purpose. The term "establish" indicates a firm and enduring relationship, suggesting permanence and divine intention. This echoes the covenantal language found in <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>, where God calls Israel a "kingdom of priests and a holy nation."and He may be your God This phrase underscores the reciprocal nature of the covenant. God being their God implies not only worship and obedience from the Israelites but also God's protection, provision, and guidance. This relationship is central to the identity of Israel and is foundational to the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, which calls for exclusive devotion to the LORD. The phrase also points to the fulfillment of God's promises, as seen in the covenant with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a>, where God promises to be the God of Abraham and his descendants.as He promised you This highlights the faithfulness of God in keeping His promises. The promises referred to are those made to the patriarchs, which are foundational to Israel's understanding of their relationship with God. This assurance of God's faithfulness is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, providing hope and encouragement to the Israelites. It also serves as a reminder of God's unchanging nature, as seen in <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a>, where God is described as one who does not lie or change His mind.and as He swore to your fathers, The mention of the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—anchors the covenant in historical promises. God's oath to the patriarchs is a solemn commitment, underscoring the seriousness and reliability of His word. This oath is first seen in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> with Abraham, reaffirmed to Isaac in <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-4</a>, and to Jacob in <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a>. The swearing of an oath by God is significant, as it indicates an unbreakable promise, further emphasized in <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-18</a>, where God's oath is linked to His unchangeable purpose.to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This phrase connects the current generation of Israelites to their ancestral heritage, reinforcing their identity as heirs of the covenant. The patriarchs are central figures in Israel's history, representing the initial recipients of God's promises. The mention of these three patriarchs serves as a reminder of God's long-term plan and faithfulness across generations. It also points to the continuity of God's redemptive plan, which ultimately finds fulfillment in Jesus Christ, a descendant of Abraham, as highlighted in <a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a> and <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>, where Christ is identified as the seed through whom the promises are realized.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's message to the people in the plains of Moab. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are about to enter the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/a/abraham,_isaac,_and_jacob.htm">Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob</a> The patriarchs to whom God made His covenant promises, establishing a lineage through which He would bless the nations. 4. <a href="/topical/p/plains_of_moab.htm">Plains of Moab</a> The location where Moses is addressing the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land. 5. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a> The event where God reaffirms His covenant with the Israelites, emphasizing their identity as His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/covenant_identity.htm">Covenant Identity</a> Understand that being part of God's people is rooted in His promises and faithfulness, not our own merit. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_of_god.htm">Faithfulness of God</a> Reflect on God's unwavering commitment to His promises, as seen in His dealings with the patriarchs and the nation of Israel. <a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">Continuity of God's Plan</a> Recognize the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament, culminating in Christ. <a href="/topical/o/our_response_to_god's_covenant.htm">Our Response to God's Covenant</a> Consider how we, as believers, are called to live in response to being part of God's covenant people, embracing our identity in Christ. <a href="/topical/i/intergenerational_faithfulness.htm">Intergenerational Faithfulness</a> Emphasize the importance of passing down the faith and God's promises to future generations, as seen in the lineage of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 29</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_esau_sell_his_birthright.htm">Why did Esau sell his birthright to Jacob?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_samson's_marriage_align_with_deut._7.htm">How does Samson's marriage to a Philistine (Judges 14:1-3) align with the prohibition on intermarriage in Deuteronomy 7:3-4?</a> <a href="/q/why_claim_unbuilt_cities,_unplanted_crops.htm">Why should the Israelites claim cities they did not build and harvest crops they did not plant (Deuteronomy 6:10-11), and doesn't this raise ethical dilemmas?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself.--It must be carefully observed that this is the aspect of the covenant which makes Jehovah responsible for the fulfilment of the whole. "He takes all this trouble for the sake of establishing thee in His presence for a people" (Rashi). The people's part, as described in this verse, is only to accept the position. And thus the covenant of Deuteronomy 29 is brought into the closest similarity with that which is called the New Covenant in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:">Jeremiah 31:31</a>, <a href="/hebrews/8-8.htm" title="For finding fault with them, he said, Behold, the days come, said the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:">Hebrews 8:8</a>; the form of which is "I will" be to them a God, and "they shall" be to me a people. God undertakes for the people's part of the covenant as well as His own. In Deuteronomy the first half of the New Covenant appears here in Deuteronomy 29, "that He may be unto thee a God." The second part appears in <a href="/context/deuteronomy/30-6.htm" title="And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.">Deuteronomy 30:6-8</a>, "The Lord thy God will circumcise thy heart . . . to love the Lord thy God." <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>and so that לְמַ֣עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent He may establish הָקִֽים־ (hā·qîm-) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand you אֹתְךָ֩ (’ō·ṯə·ḵā) Direct object marker | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case today הַיּ֨וֹם ׀ (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day as His people, לְעָ֗ם (lə·‘ām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and He וְה֤וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are may be יִֽהְיֶה־ (yih·yeh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be your God לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים (lê·lō·hîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He promised דִּבֶּר־ (dib·ber-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue you לָ֑ךְ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and as וְכַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (wə·ḵa·’ă·šer) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He swore נִשְׁבַּע֙ (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to your fathers, לַאֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ (la·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father Abraham, לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Isaac, לְיִצְחָ֖ק (lə·yiṣ·ḥāq) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and Jacob. וּֽלְיַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ū·lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Deuteronomy 29:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 29:13 That he may establish you this day (Deut. 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