Deuteronomy Chapter 29 verse 12 Holy Bible
that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
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With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:
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that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
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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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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:
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that you may enter into the covenant of Yahweh your God, and into his oath, which Yahweh your God makes with you this day;
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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;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Enter (literally "pass ") into covenant with the Lord.--Comp. Ezekiel 20:37 : "I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant" Rashi illustrates by Jeremiah 34:18, the passing between the parts of the divided victim, in order to enter into the covenant. (Comp. Genesis 15:17-18.) 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."His oath.--A word here used for the first time in Deuteronomy. It is rendered "curse" in Deuteronomy 29:19-21. It seems to mean an imprecation in the name of God (comp. Leviticus 5:4; Genesis 24:41), which may bring a curse if the thing sworn to is not fulfilled. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewso that you may enterלְעָבְרְךָ֗ (lə·‘ā·ḇə·rə·ḵā)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass oninto the covenantבִּבְרִ֛ית (biḇ·rîṯ)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 1285: A covenantof the LORDיְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelyour God,אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativewhichאֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatHeיְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelis makingכֹּרֵ֥ת (kō·rêṯ)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenantwith you today,עִמְּךָ֖ (‘im·mə·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 5973: With, equally withand into His oath,וּבְאָלָת֑וֹ (ū·ḇə·’ā·lā·ṯōw)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 423: An imprecationJump to PreviousAgreement Covenant Enter Makes Maketh Making Mayest Oath Order Part Passing Purpose Sealing Shouldest Shouldst Standing Sworn Today To-Day
