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Deuteronomy 29:12

so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelite community, including families and camp foreigners, at this moment of covenant renewal before entering the land.

The words — בְּרִית (b'rit) denotes a formal covenant, and אָלָה (alah) denotes a binding oath, both describing the dual framework of the agreement.

The thread — The covenant motif recurs in Exodus 19:5 as the condition for Israel becoming God’s treasured possession, and in Deuteronomy 5:2 as the initial agreement at Horeb. Later renewal appears in 2 Chronicles 15:12, where the people commit to seek the Lord with all their heart and soul.

Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that entering this relationship involves accepting both a binding covenant and a sworn oath, extending to every member of the community.

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The Hebrew words

לְעָבְרְךָ֗le./'a.ve.re./Khato/ pass on/ youבִּבְרִ֛יתbi/v.Ritin/ [the] covenant ofיְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ yourוּבְאָלָת֑וֹu./ve./'a.la.T/oand/ in/ oath/ hisאֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sherwhichיְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ yourכֹּרֵ֥תko.Ret[is] makingעִמְּךָ֖'i.me./Khawith/ youהַיּֽוֹם׃hai./Yomthis/ day

King James Version

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:

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