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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Mount Sinai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh our God cut a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD our God made an agreement with our nation at Mount Sinai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a promise to us at Mount Horeb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At Mount Sinai the LORD our God made a covenant, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our God YHWH made a covenant with us in Horeb;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah our God made with us a covenant in Horeb;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah our God cut out with us a covenant in Horeb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord our God formed a covenant with us at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD, our God, made a covenant with us at Horeb;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH our God has covenanted with us a covenant in Khoreeb.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord your God made a covenant with you in Choreb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/5-2.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=1634" 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/5.htm">The Covenant in Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><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.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: kā·raṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with us</a> <a href="/hebrew/2722.htm" title="2722: bə·ḥō·rêḇ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Waste, a mountain in Sinai. From charab; desolate; Choreb, a name for the Sinaitic mountains.">at Horeb.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.…<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="/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="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a></span><br />When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” / And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. / Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-13.htm">Deuteronomy 4:13</a></span><br />He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-1.htm">Deuteronomy 29:1</a></span><br />These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</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/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a></span><br />Now, however, Jesus has received a much more excellent ministry, just as the covenant He mediates is better and is founded on better promises. / For if that first covenant had been without fault, no place would have been sought for a second. / But God found fault with the people and said: “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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-10.htm">Exodus 34:10</a></span><br />And the LORD said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world. All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-9.htm">Leviticus 26:9-12</a></span><br />I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish My covenant with you. / You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new. / And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-9</a></span><br />For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth. / The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. / But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6-11</a></span><br />And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. / Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? ...<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="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Nehemiah 9:13-14</a></span><br />You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments. / You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm">Galatians 3:15-18</a></span><br />Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. / The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. / What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-8.htm">Ezekiel 16:8</a></span><br />Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-23.htm">Deuteronomy 4:23</a></b></br> Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, <i>or</i> the likeness of any <i>thing</i>, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-8</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="/exodus/24-8.htm">Exodus 24:8</a></b></br> And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled <i>it</i> on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-31.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Horeb</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/5-3.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/5-3.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-8.htm">Horeb</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-1.htm">The covenant in Horeb</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm">The ten commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-23.htm">At the people's request Moses receives the law from 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'; </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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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/5.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/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD our God</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the personal relationship between God and the Israelites. It highlights the covenantal nature of God's relationship with His people, as seen throughout the Old Testament. The use of "our" signifies a collective identity and shared faith among the Israelites. This is consistent with the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4</a>, which calls for the recognition of the LORD as the one true God.<p><b>made a covenant</b><br>A covenant in biblical terms is a solemn agreement between God and His people, often involving promises and obligations. This particular covenant at Horeb is a reaffirmation of the covenant made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and it includes the giving of the Law. Covenants are central to the biblical narrative, with the New Covenant in Christ being the fulfillment of these Old Testament covenants (<a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a>, <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Luke 22:20</a>).<p><b>with us</b><br>The phrase "with us" underscores the communal aspect of the covenant. It was not just with the leaders or a select few, but with the entire nation of Israel. This inclusivity is a recurring theme in the Bible, where God's promises and laws are meant for all His people. It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching that the Gospel is for all nations (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).<p><b>at Horeb</b><br>Horeb is another name for Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments. This location is significant as it is where God revealed Himself in a powerful way, giving the Law that would guide the Israelites. The events at Horeb are foundational for understanding Israel's identity and mission. Geographically, Horeb is located in the Sinai Peninsula, and its exact location is debated, but it is traditionally associated with the southern part of the peninsula. The giving of the Law at Horeb is a type of Christ, who fulfills the Law and the Prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-making God of Israel, who is central to the account of the Old Testament. He is the one who initiates and establishes the covenant with His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who are the recipients of the covenant at Horeb.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/horeb.htm">Horeb (Mount Sinai)</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and established His covenant with the Israelites. It is a significant location in the history of Israel's relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who mediated the covenant between God and the people. He is the one who delivers God's laws and commandments to the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes the Ten Commandments and other laws that define the relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_covenant_relationship.htm">Understanding Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>The covenant at Horeb is a foundational aspect of Israel's identity and relationship with God. It emphasizes the importance of understanding our own covenant relationship with God through Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The covenant at Horeb demonstrates God's faithfulness to His promises. As believers, we can trust in God's unchanging nature and His commitment to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The giving of the Ten Commandments at Horeb underscores the importance of obedience to God's laws. As Christians, we are called to live according to God's Word, reflecting His character in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_mediators.htm">The Role of Mediators</a></b><br>Just as Moses served as a mediator of the covenant at Horeb, Jesus is our mediator of the new covenant. This highlights the necessity of a mediator in our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_continuity_of_god's_plan.htm">The Continuity of God's Plan</a></b><br>The covenant at Horeb is part of God's larger redemptive plan, which culminates in the new covenant through Christ. Understanding this continuity helps us appreciate the depth and breadth of God's salvation history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut_5_2-3_with_ancestors.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2–3 says the covenant was made with the present generation, yet other passages imply it was made with their ancestors; how do we reconcile this? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_principles_of_the_palestinian_covenant.htm">What are the key principles of the Palestinian Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_'woke'.htm">How can one truly love God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_mother_god_deity.htm">Is there a female deity called Mother God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.</span>--It must never be forgotten that the Law <span class= "ital">is a covenant </span>in its <span class= "ital">very form. </span>(See Note on <a href="/deuteronomy/5-6.htm" title="I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.">Deuteronomy 5:6</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 2, 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Not with our fathers</span>, the patriarchs (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-37.htm">Deuteronomy 4:37</a>.) The covenant to which Moses refers is not that made with Abraham, but that made at Sinai, with Israel as a people; and though the individuals who were then present had all perished with the exception of Moses, Joshua, and Caleb, the nation survived, and as it was with the nation as an organic whole that the covenant had been made. it might be with propriety said that it was made with those whom Moses addressed at this time, inasmuch as they constituted the nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/5-2.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">The LORD</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">our God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<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">made</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּרַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(kā·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person 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">a covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּ֛נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<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">us at Horeb.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֹרֵֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥō·rêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2722.htm">Strong's 2722: </a> </span><span class="str2">Horeb -- 'waste', a mountain in Sinai</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 5:2 Yahweh our God made a covenant (Deut. 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