Deuteronomy 29:13

13 to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 29:13 in Other Translations

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

13 that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you, and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

13 By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

13 the Covenant that this day confirms that you are his people and he is God, your God, just as he promised you and your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

13 and so that He may establish you today as His people and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and 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 together with your children and your wives, and the foreigners living in your camps who chop your wood and carry your water.

12 You are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the LORD your God, a covenant the LORD is making with you this day and sealing with an oath,

13 to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

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.

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 6:18; S Exodus 19:6; Deuteronomy 28:9
• 2. S Genesis 17:7; Exodus 6:7