Deuteronomy 29:1
in Deuteronomy 29These are the words of the covenant that the LORD commanded Moses to make with the Israelites in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
These are the words of the covenant which Jehovah commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
KJV
These are the words of the covenant, which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 29
Commentary
8 notes on this verseIt does not lie in the power of ministers to fix the terms of the covenant; they are only to dispense the seals of it. This is said to be besides the covenant made in Horeb; for, though the covenant was the same, yet it was a new promulgation and ratification of it.
This site's exposition
the words of the covenant
on Deuteronomy 29:1-3
Hebrew Bibles number verse 1 as the last verse of chapter 28, where it closes the curses. The covenant made in Moab stands “in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Horeb”, a fresh ratification of the same agreement.
The record, by era
The Reformation2 voices
These are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
Haec sunt verba foederis quae praecepit Jehova Mosi ut pangeret cum filiis Israel in terra Moab praeter foedus quod pepigerat cum ipsis in Horeb. These are the commandments. This first passage commends the Law, which was promulgated and written on the two tables, together with the declarations which were annexed to it, to explain more fully the mind of God.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
These are the terms or conditions upon which God hath made, that is renewed his covenant with you. The covenant was but one in substance, but various in the time and manner of its dispensation.
These are the words of the covenant,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
These are the words of the covenant - This verse seems properly to belong to the preceding chapter, as a widely different subject is taken up at Deu 29:2 of this; and it is distinguished as the 69th verse in some of the most correct copies of the Hebrew Bible. Commanded Moses to make - לכרת lichroth, to cut, alluding to the covenant sacrifice which was offered on the occasion and divided, as is explained, Gen 15:18 (note). Beside the covenant which he made - in Horeb - What is mentioned here is an additional institution to the ten words given on Horeb; and the curses denounced here are different from those denounced against the transgressors of the decalogue.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
This and the following chapter contain the address of Moses to the people on the solemn renewal of the covenant. Consult the marginal references for proof of historical statements or explanation of obscure words.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
The purport thereof is that after he finished telling them the words of the covenant he called them again, saying, “Hear, O Israel, Ye have seen etc.,” for they had not left him, since these sections are all connected.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵלֶּה֩ | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| דִבְרֵ֨י | divrei | [are] [the] words of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַבְּרִ֜ית | haberit | the covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| אֲֽשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֧ה | tzivah | he commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| לִכְרֹ֛ת | likhrot | to make | H3772 → | 288 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | beeretz | in [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מוֹאָ֑ב | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
| מִלְּבַ֣ד | milevad | <from> <to> besides | H905 → | 200 times |
| הַבְּרִ֔ית | haberit | the covenant | H1285 → | 284 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| כָּרַ֥ת | karat | he had made | H3772 → | 288 times |
| אִתָּ֖ם | ʾitam | with them | H854 → | 929 times |
| בְּחֹרֵֽב׃ פ | bechorev | at Horeb | H2722 → | 17 times |
אֵלֶּה֩these
ʾelehH428 →746 times
דִבְרֵ֨י[are] [the] words of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַבְּרִ֜יתthe covenant
haberitH1285 →284 times
אֲֽשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֧הhe commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
לִכְרֹ֛תto make
likhrotH3772 →288 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
בְּנֵ֥י[the] people of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּאֶ֣רֶץin [the] land of
beeretzH776 →2504 times
מוֹאָ֑בMoab
moavH4124 →181 times
מִלְּבַ֣ד<from> <to> besides
milevadH905 →200 times
הַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenant
haberitH1285 →284 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
כָּרַ֥תhe had made
karatH3772 →288 times
אִתָּ֖םwith them
ʾitamH854 →929 times
בְּחֹרֵֽב׃ פat Horeb
bechorevH2722 →17 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 8:9It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 31:32
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was…
- Galatians 4:24
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
- Jeremiah 31:32
Through
Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was…
it leads to
- Exodus 24:6–8
Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
- Deuteronomy 5:3
He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.
- Deuteronomy 1:31
and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”
- Exodus 19:5
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Exodus 24:6–8
Through
2 Kings 23:3So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul,…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 11:14
And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and…
- 2 Kings 11:17
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.
- 2 Kings 11:14
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.