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The LORD is making this covenant, including the curses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the LORD your God, which the LORD your God is making with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that you may enter into covenant with the LORD your God, and into His oath, which the LORD your God makes with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant with the LORD your God, and into His oath which the LORD your God is making with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that you may enter into the covenant with the LORD your God, and into His oath which the LORD your God is making with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that you may enter into the covenant with the LORD your God, and into His oath which the LORD your God is making with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that you may enter into the covenant with Yahweh your God and into His oath, which Yahweh your God is cutting with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, and into His oath <i>and</i> agreement which the LORD your God is making with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which he is making with you today, so that you may enter into his oath<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, so that you may enter into His oath<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that thou shouldest enter into the covenant of the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You are ready to accept the terms and conditions of the promise that the LORD your God is giving you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You are here today to enter into this covenant that the LORD your God is making with you and to accept its obligations, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to enter into a covenant with the LORD your God and into the oath that he is about to make with you today, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the LORD your God is making with you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, and into his oath, which the LORD your God makes with you this day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That thou shouldst enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that you may enter into the covenant of Yahweh your God, and into his oath, which Yahweh your God makes with you today, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for your passing over into the covenant of your God YHWH, and into His oath which your God YHWH is making with you today,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for thy passing over into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into His oath which Jehovah thy God is making with thee to-day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thy passing into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God made with thee this day:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That thou mayst pass in the covenant of the Lord thy God, and in the oath which this day the Lord thy God maketh with thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that you may cross into the covenant of the Lord your God, and into the oath which the Lord your God strikes with you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />to enter into the covenant of the LORD, your God, which the LORD, your God, is making with you today, with its curse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, sworn by an oath, which the LORD your God is making with you today;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That you may not transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, and the oath of the LORD your God, which he made with you this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That you will not pass over the covenant of LORD JEHOVAH your God and over the oath of LORD JEHOVAH your God which He covenanted with you today:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that thou shouldest enter into the covenant of the LORD thy God--and into His oath--which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that thou shouldest enter into the covenant of the Lord thy God and into his oaths, as many as the Lord thy God appoints thee this day;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8130" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/29.htm">The Covenant in Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water— <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: lə·‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵā (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">so that you may enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: biḇ·rîṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">into the covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kō·rêṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">is making</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with you today,</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: ū·ḇə·’ā·lā·ṯōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">and into His oath,</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-33</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-28.htm">Ezekiel 36:28</a></span><br />Then you will live in the land that I gave your forefathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a></span><br />I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-38.htm">Jeremiah 32:38</a></span><br />They will be My people, and I will be their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a></span><br />And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-27.htm">Romans 11:27</a></span><br />And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a></span><br />Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That you should enter into covenant with the LORD your God, and into his oath, which the LORD your God makes with you this day:</p><p class="hdg">thou shouldest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2,3</a></b></br> The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5,6</a></b></br> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth <i>is</i> mine: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25</a></b></br> So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-10.htm">Genesis 15:10</a></b></br> And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.</p><p class="hdg">into his oath</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Deuteronomy 29:14</a></b></br> Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">2 Chronicles 15:12-15</a></b></br> And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/10-28.htm">Nehemiah 10:28,29</a></b></br> And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-9.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-3.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-18.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-18.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Making</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-6.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Part</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-12.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-19.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Sealing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-14.htm">Making</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-3.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/joshua/2-2.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/matthew/27-66.htm">Sealing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-12.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-12.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-15.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Sworn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Moses exhorts them to obedience, reminding of the works they had seen</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-10.htm">All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">The great wrath on him who flatters himself in his wickedness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Secret things belong unto God</a></span><br></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'; 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In the biblical context, a covenant is a solemn agreement between God and His people, often involving promises and obligations. This particular covenant is a renewal of the one made at Sinai, highlighting the continuity of God's promises and the people's commitment. The concept of covenant is central to the biblical narrative, beginning with God's covenant with Noah (Genesis 9) and continuing through the covenants with Abraham (Genesis 15), Moses (Exodus 19-24), and David (2 Samuel 7). Each covenant builds upon the previous, revealing more of God's plan for redemption. The ultimate fulfillment of these covenants is found in Jesus Christ, who establishes the New Covenant through His death and resurrection (<a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a>).<p><b>which He is making with you today,</b><br>The phrase "making with you today" underscores the immediacy and relevance of the covenant. It is not merely a historical event but a present reality for the Israelites. This reflects the biblical theme of God's ongoing relationship with His people, requiring continual commitment and obedience. The use of "today" also serves as a reminder of the urgency and importance of responding to God's call. In a broader theological sense, this can be seen as a type of the New Covenant, which is always "today" for believers, as they are called to live in the light of Christ's finished work and to respond to His grace daily (<a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a>).<p><b>and into His oath,</b><br>The inclusion of "His oath" highlights the seriousness and binding nature of the covenant. An oath in biblical terms is a solemn promise, often invoking God as a witness. This reflects the gravity of the commitment being made and the faithfulness of God to His promises. The oath aspect of the covenant assures the Israelites of God's steadfast love and faithfulness, as seen in His promises to the patriarchs (<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a>). This also points forward to the New Testament, where God's oath is fulfilled in Christ, who is the guarantee of a better covenant (<a href="/hebrews/7-22.htm">Hebrews 7:22</a>). The assurance of God's oath provides believers with confidence in His unchanging nature and His commitment to His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's message and renewing the covenant with the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land and are being reminded of their covenant with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is establishing and renewing His covenant with His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The location where Moses is delivering this message, as the Israelites are on the brink of entering the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites are reminded of their commitment to God and His laws before entering the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_covenant.htm">Understanding Covenant</a></b><br>The concept of a covenant is central to understanding God's relationship with His people. It is a binding agreement that involves promises and responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Despite human failure, God remains faithful to His covenant. This should encourage believers to trust in His promises and strive to live according to His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/renewal_and_commitment.htm">Renewal and Commitment</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to renew their commitment, Christians are called to regularly renew their commitment to God through prayer, study, and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_oaths.htm">The Role of Oaths</a></b><br>Oaths in the biblical context are serious commitments. Believers should be mindful of the promises they make to God and others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_god's_people.htm">Living as God's People</a></b><br>The covenant calls for a distinct way of living that reflects God's holiness. Believers are to be set apart, living in a way that honors God and His commandments.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Enter </span>(literally "pass ") <span class= "bld">into covenant with the Lord.</span>--Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/20-37.htm" title="And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:">Ezekiel 20:37</a> : "I will <span class= "ital">cause you to pass </span>under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of <span class= "ital">the covenant" </span>Rashi illustrates by <a href="/jeremiah/34-18.htm" title="And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in two, and passed between the parts thereof,">Jeremiah 34:18</a>, the <span class= "ital">passing between </span>the parts of the divided victim, in order to enter into the covenant. (Comp. <a href="/context/genesis/15-17.htm" title="And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.">Genesis 15:17-18</a>.) But no such ceremony is mentioned here, and therefore we can only say that possibly the practice may have given occasion for this use of the word "pass."<p><span class= "bld">His oath.</span>--A word here used for the first time in Deuteronomy. It is rendered "curse" in <a href="/context/deuteronomy/29-19.htm" title="And it come to pass, when he hears the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of my heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:">Deuteronomy 29:19-21</a>. It seems to mean an <span class= "ital">imprecation in the name of God </span>(comp. <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm" title="Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.">Leviticus 5:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/24-41.htm" title="Then shall you be clear from this my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they give not you one, you shall be clear from my oath.">Genesis 24:41</a>), which may bring a curse if the thing sworn to is not fulfilled. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">so that you may enter</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָבְרְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּבְרִ֛ית</span> <span class="translit">(biḇ·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is making</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּרֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(kō·rêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with you today,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמְּךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and into His oath,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְאָלָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·’ā·lā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 29:12 That you may enter into the covenant (Deut. 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