Deuteronomy 29:16

16 You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through the countries on the way here.

Deuteronomy 29:16 in Other Translations

16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;

16 "You know how we lived in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which you passed.

16 “You remember how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the lands of enemy nations as we left.

16 You know the conditions in which we lived in Egypt and how we crisscrossed through nations in our travels.

16 "Indeed, you know how we lived in the land of Egypt and passed through the nations where you traveled.

Deuteronomy 29:16 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 29:16

For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt
How long they and their fathers had dwelt there, the number of years they had been in the land, as the Targum of Jonathan, which was upwards of two hundred years; and being a country the inhabitants of which were much given to idolatry, they had seen many of their idols, and much of their idolatrous worship; and their hearts had been apt to be ensnared by it, and the minds of some tinctured with it, and the remembrance thereof might make ill impressions on them; to remove or prevent which this covenant was made:

and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
as the Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, and Midianites, as Aben Ezra observes, through whose borders they came, as they passed by their countries in their journeys in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 29:16 In-Context

14 I am making this covenant, with its oath, not only with you

15 who are standing here with us today in the presence of the LORD our God but also with those who are not here today.

16 You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through the countries on the way here.

17 You saw among them their detestable images and idols of wood and stone, of silver and gold.

18 Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations; make sure there is no root among you that produces such bitter poison.