Deuteronomy 29:1

“These are the words of the covenant that YHWH commanded Moses to make with the sons of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant that he had made with them at Horeb.”

Deuteronomy 29:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 29:1, word by word

the wordsדִבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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of the covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

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to makeכְרֹתcherot

make a covenant

Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.

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with the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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besidesבַדvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

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Translation note

In the Hebrew Bible this verse closes chapter 28 (28:69), and the following verses are numbered one less.

Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaHoreb?Moab
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Moab

    Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea

    The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.

    The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).

    Genesis 19:37Ruth 1:1Numbers 22:1Deuteronomy 34:5

  • 2Horeb ?

    Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt

    The mountain of God in the wilderness; another name for Sinai or a nearby mountain, and its location is not certain.

    There God spoke to Moses from the bush that burned without burning up (Exod 3:1-2). Elijah came there fleeing from Jezebel (1 Kgs 19:8).

    Exodus 3:1Deuteronomy 5:21 Kings 19:8

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And Moses called to all Israel and said to them, You have seen all that YHWH did before your eyes in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land:

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