1 These 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.
Focused Passage
Deuteronomy 29:1
The Covenant Renewed in Moab and the Warning Against Hidden Apostasy
Moses renews the covenant in Moab by rehearsing the LORD's mighty acts and wilderness provision, gathering the entire covenant community under oath, warning that secret idolatry will bring devastating curse, and ending with humble distinction between the LORD's hidden counsel and the revealed words given for covenant obedience.
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These אֵלֶּה֩ H428 Pronoun - common plural are the words דִבְרֵ֨י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct of the covenant הַבְּרִ֜ית H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular that אֲֽשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker commanded צִוָּ֧ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular to make לִכְרֹ֛ת H3772 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct with אֶת־ H854 Preposition the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct of Moab מוֹאָ֑ב H4124 Noun - proper - feminine singular in addition to מִלְּבַ֣ד H905 Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct the covenant הַבְּרִ֔ית H1285 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative He had made כָּרַ֥ת H3772 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular with them אִתָּ֖ם H854 Preposition | third person masculine plural at Horeb בְּחֹרֵֽב׃פ H2722 Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
BSB notes
- That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai