Deuteronomy 29:1-13 ▼

1 These are the words of the covenant that the LORD {YHWH} commanded Moses (drawn out) to make with the Israelites (God prevails) in the land of Moab (of his father), in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb (Mount Sinai).

2 Moses (drawn out) summoned all Israel (he wrestles with God) and proclaimed to them, “You⁺ have seen with your⁺ own eyes everything the LORD {YHWH} did in Egypt (land of bondage) to Pharaoh (great house), to all his officials, and to all his land.

3 You saw with your own eyes the great trials, and those miraculous signs and wonders.

4 Yet to this day the LORD {YHWH} has not given you⁺ a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.

5 For forty years I led you⁺ in the wilderness, yet your⁺ clothes and sandals did not wear out.

6 You⁺ ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you⁺ might know that I am the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem}.

7 When you⁺ reached this place, Sihon (warrior) king of Heshbon (stronghold) and Og (long-necked) king of Bashan (fruitful) came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.

8 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, the Gadites (a troop / fortune), and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

9 So keep and follow the words of this covenant, that you⁺ may prosper in all you⁺ do.

10 All of you⁺ are standing today before the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem}—you⁺ leaders of tribes [you leaders, tribes], elders, officials, and all the men of Israel (he wrestles with God),

11 your⁺ children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your wood and draw your water—

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

13 and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God {Elohim} as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham (father of many), Isaac (he laughs), and Jacob (he grasps the heel).