These areאֵלֶּהthe wordsדִבְרֵיof the covenantהַבְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהMosesאֶת מֹשֶׁהto makeלִכְרֹתwith the sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Moab,מוֹאָבbesidesמִלְּבַדthe covenantהַבְּרִיתthatאֲשֶׁרhe had madeכָּרַתwith themאִתָּםat Horeb.בְּחֹרֵב
Deuteronomy 29:1
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 29:1, word by word
- the wordsדִבְרֵיdivre
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appears- of the covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- 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).
Where else “moshe” appears- to makeכְרֹתcherot
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “cherot” appears- with the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- besidesבַדvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- at Horebחֹרֵבchorev
Horeb
See it on the mapWhere else “chorev” appears
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
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).
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).
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: