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Deuteronomy 29:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 29:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Deuteronomy 29:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Ye stand this day all of you before Jehovah your God; your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the men of Israel,
11your little ones, your wives, and thy sojourner that is in the midst of thy camps, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water;
12that thou mayest enter into the covenant of Jehovah thy God, and into his oath, which Jehovah thy God maketh with thee this day;
13that he may establish thee this day unto himself for a people, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he spake unto thee, and as he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
14Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,
15but with him that standeth here with us this day before Jehovah our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day
16(for ye know how we dwelt in the land of Egypt, and how we came through the midst of the nations through which ye passed;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“That be may establish thee this day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, etc.] Which contains the sum and substance of the covenant; (see <243238>Jeremiah 32:38); as he hath said unto thee, and as he had sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; (<052617>Deuteronomy 26:17,18 28:9).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“That he may establish thee - Here is the summary of that covenant whereof Moses was the mediator, and in the covenant relation between God and them, all the precepts and promises of the covenant are included. That they should be established for a people to him, to fear, love, obey, and be devoted to him, and that he should be to them a God, to make them holy and happy; and a due sense of the relation we stand in to God as our God, and the obligation we are under to him as his people, is enough to bring us to all the duties, and all the comforts of the covenant. And does this covenant include nothing spiritual? nothing that refers to eternity? Deuteronomy 29:15”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“establish: Deu 7:6, Deu 26:18, Deu 26:19, Deu 28:9 he may be: Gen 17:7, Gen 26:3, Gen 26:4, Gen 28:13-15; Exo 6:7; Jer 31:31-33, Jer 32:38; Heb 11:16 Deuteronomy 29:14”
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