Deuteronomy 29 · Verse 12

Deuteronomy 29:12

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:

Deuteronomy 29:12, King James Version

Deuteronomy 29:12 in other translations

BSB	so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath,
WEB	that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, and into his oath, which the LORD your God makes with you today,
ASV	that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
YLT	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;
DARBY	that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
BBE	With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:
Webster	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:

What does Deuteronomy 29:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 29:10-29

10-29. Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God--The whole congregation of Israel, of all ages and conditions, all--young as well as old; menials as well as masters; native Israelites as well as naturalized strangers--all were assembled before the tabernacle to renew the Sinaitic covenant. None of them were allowed to consider themselves as exempt from the terms of that national compact, lest any…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 12 That thou shouldest enter - לעבר leaber, to pass through, that is, between the separated parts of the covenant sacrifice. See Gen 15:18 (note). And into his oath - Thus we find that in a covenant were these seven particulars: 1. The parties about to contract were considered as being hitherto separated. 2. They now agree to enter into a state of close and permanent amity. 3. They meet together in a solemn manner for this purpose. 4. A sacrifice is offered to God on the occasion, for the whole is a religious act. 5. The victim is separated exactly into two equal parts, the separation being in the direction of the spine; and those parts are laid opposite to each other, sufficient room being allowed for the contracting parties to pass between them. 6. The contracting parties meet in the victim, and the conditions of the covenant by which they are to be mutually bound are recited. 7. An oath is taken by these parties that they shall punctually and faithfully perform their respective conditions, and thus the covenant is made and ratified. See Jer 34:18, Jer 34:19, and the notes on Gen 6:18 (note); Gen 15:18 (note); Exo 29:45 (note); Leviticus 26 (note).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 29:10-21

The national covenant made with Israel, not only typified the covenant of grace made with true believers, but also represented the outward dispensation of the gospel. Those who have been enabled to consent to the Lord's new covenant of mercy and grace in Jesus Christ, and to give up themselves to be his people, should embrace every opportunity of renewing their open profession of relation to him, and their…

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Deuteronomy 29:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְעָבְרְךָ֗le.'a.ve.re.Khato pass on youH5674

בִּבְרִ֛יתbiv.Ritin [the] covenant ofH1285

יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430

וּבְאָלָת֑וֹu.ve.'a.la.Toand in oath hisH423

אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834

יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068

אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430

כֹּרֵ֥תko.Ret[is] makingH3772

עִמְּךָ֖'i.me.Khawith youH5973

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthis dayH3117

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 29:12

2 Chronicles 15:12-15
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
Nehemiah 10:28-29
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; They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
2 Kings 11:17
And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
Joshua 24:25
So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Deuteronomy 5:2-3
The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
Deuteronomy 29:14
Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;
Exodus 19:5-6
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 is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

thou shouldest.
5:2,3; Ex 19:5,6; Jos 24:25; 2Ki 11:17; 2Ch 15:12-15
enter. Heb. pass.This is an allusion to the solemn ceremony used by several ancient nations, when they entered into a covenant with each other. The victims, slain as a sacrifice on this occasion, were divided, and and parts laid asunder: the contracting parties then passed between them, imprecating, as a curse on those who violated the sacred compact, that they might in like manner be cut asunder. (Ge 15:10.) St. Cyril, in his work against Julian, shows that passing between the divided parts of a victim was used also among the Chaldeans and other people.
into his oath.
14; 2Ch 15:12-15; Ne 10:28,29

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Context

Deuteronomy 29:11
Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:
Deuteronomy 29:12
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:
Deuteronomy 29:13
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.

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Deuteronomy 29:12 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Para que entres en el pacto de Jehová tu Dios, y en su juramento, que Jehová tu Dios acuerda hoy contigo:
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	afin qu’il t’établisse aujourd’hui pour être son peuple, et pour qu’il soit ton Dieu, ainsi qu’il te l’a dit, et ainsi qu’il a juré à tes pères, à Abraham, à Isaac, et à Jacob.
German Elberfelder 1871	damit du in den Bund Jehovas, deines Gottes, eintretest und in seinen Eidschwur, den Jehova, dein Gott, heute mit dir macht;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	ut transeas in fœdere Domini Dei tui, et in jurejurando quod hodie Dominus Deus tuus percutit tecum: