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not with our ancestors[a] did the Lord make this covenant, but with us, all of us who are alive here this day. (A)Face to face, the Lord spoke with you on the mountain from the midst of the fire,(B) while I was standing between the Lord and you at that time, to announce to you these words of the Lord, since you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain:

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  1. 5:3 Not with our ancestors: in fact, the covenant was made with the ancestors, but these had died out during the “forty” years. The covenant is considered to be ongoing—for Israel in Moab and beyond.

It was not with our ancestors[a] that the Lord made this covenant, but with us,(A) with all of us who are alive here today.(B) The Lord spoke(C) to you face to face(D) out of the fire(E) on the mountain. (At that time I stood between(F) the Lord and you to declare to you the word of the Lord, because you were afraid(G) of the fire and did not go up the mountain.) And he said:

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  1. Deuteronomy 5:3 Or not only with our parents