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Deuteronomy 29:13 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

Deuteronomy 29:13

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

11

Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that {is} in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water:

12

That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: {enter: Heb. pass}

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.

14

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

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But with {him} that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with {him} that {is} not here with us this day:

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