Deuteronomy 29:14

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

Deuteronomy 29:14 in Other Translations

14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

14 It is not with you alone that I am making this sworn covenant,

14 “But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses.

14 I'm not making this Covenant and its oath with you alone.

14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,

14 You aren't the only people to receive this promise and its conditions.

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

14 I'm making this covenant. I'm sealing it with an oath. I'm not making it only with you

Deuteronomy 29:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 29:14

Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath.
] That is, Moses; for he was ordered to make this covenant with them in the name of the Lord; what promises of good things, or declarations of his mind and will, God would make, Moses was to deliver to them; and what was required of them he would inform them of. Aben Ezra interprets it, not only you, but those that will come after you, your sons and your sons' sons.

Deuteronomy 29:14 In-Context

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.

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

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 19:5; Isaiah 59:21; Jeremiah 31:31; Jeremiah 32:40; Jeremiah 50:5; Ezekiel 16:62; Ezekiel 37:26; Hebrews 8:7-8