Deuteronomy 29:14Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath,
The setting
Plains of Moab, Jordan Valley, ~1406 BC. Moses pauses mid-speech to clarify something crucial about covenant scope. Modern-day Jordan.
The emotion here: careful precision wanting no one excluded
The original word
lebad (לְבַד) — alone, by yourselves only, exclusive - Moses is saying NOT exclusive
Why it matters
Moses is addressing people who weren't even born when the original covenant was made at Sinai
Read with care
What most readers miss in Deuteronomy 29:14
This is the setup for verse 15 - Moses is about to include future generations
Common misconceptionPeople stop reading here and miss that Moses is building suspense - he's about to expand the covenant wider than anyone expected.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Deuteronomy 29:14
Bible Genome reading
Deuteronomy 29:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Deuteronomy 29:14 comes from the book of Deuteronomy, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Moses. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include inclusion, covenant scope. Notable phrases: Neither with you only.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
Your reflection
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