Deuteronomy 29:13

13 that he may establish thee this day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be to thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Deuteronomy 29:13 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 29:13

That be may establish thee this day for a people unto
himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God
Which contains the sum and substance of the covenant; see ( Jeremiah 32:38 ) ;

as he hath said unto thee, and as he had sworn unto thy fathers, to
Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;
( Deuteronomy 26:17 Deuteronomy 26:18 ) ( 28:9 ) .

Deuteronomy 29:13 In-Context

11 your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, as well the hewer of thy wood as the drawer of thy water;
12 that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
13 that he may establish thee this day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be to thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,
15 but with him that standeth here with us this day before Jehovah our God, and with him that is not here with us this day
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