Deuteronomy 29:12

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Deuteronomy 29:12, word by word

so that you may enterעָבְרְavr

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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into the covenantבְרִיתverit

covenant

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

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of 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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your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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and into his oath of imprecationאָלָתalat

oath

An oath that brings a curse if broken.

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is makingכֹּרֵתkoret

make a covenant

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

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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Translation note

The “imprecation” is the oath that goes with the covenant, with the curse that will fall on whoever breaks it.

The context