And it is notוְלֹאwith youאִתְּכֶםaloneלְבַדְּכֶםthat Iאָנֹכִיam makingכֹּרֵתthisהַזֹּאתcovenantהַבְּרִיתand thisוְ הַזֹּאתoath of imprecation,הָאָלָה
Deuteronomy 29:14
Study it in the app“And it is not with you alone that I am making this covenant and this oath of imprecation,”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Deuteronomy 29:14, word by word
- aloneבַדְּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears- am makingכֹּרֵתkoret
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “koret” appears- covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- oath of imprecationאָלָהala
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “ala” appears
The context
13in order to establish you today as his people, and that he may be your Elohim, as he told you and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
14 · This verse (above)
15but with whoever is here with us, standing today before YHWH our Elohim, and with whoever is not here with us today.