1. (28:69) These are the words of the covenant that the Lord commanded Moses to make with the people of Israel in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Horeb.
2. Moses proclaimed to all Israel as follows: “You have seen all that the Lord did in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, all his servants, and his land.
3. Your eyes have seen the great judgments, those signs and mighty wonders.
4. But to this very day the Lord has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!
5. I have led you through the desert for forty years. Your clothing has not worn out nor have your sandals deteriorated.
6. You have eaten no bread and drunk no wine or beer – all so that you might know that I am the Lord your God!
7. When you came to this place King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan came out to make war and we defeated them.
8. Then we took their land and gave it as an inheritance to Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh.
9. “Therefore, keep the terms of this covenant and obey them so that you may be successful in everything you do.
10. You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God – the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,