Deuteronomy 29:9-15

New International Reader's Version

⁹ Be careful to obey the terms of this covenant. Then you will have success in everything you do. ¹⁰ Today all of you are standing here in the sight of the Lord your God. Your leaders and chief men are here. Your elders and officials are here. So are all the other men of Israel. ¹¹ Your children and wives are here with you too. So are the outsiders living in your camps. They chop your wood and carry your water. ¹² All of you are standing here in order to enter into a covenant with the Lord your God. He is making the covenant with you today. He’s giving you his word. ¹³ Today he wants to show you that you are his people and that he is your God. That’s what he promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. ¹⁴ I’m making this covenant and the promise that goes along with it. I’m making this covenant with you. ¹⁵ You are standing here with us today in front of the Lord our God. And I’m also making this covenant with those who aren’t here today.