13. to confirm you this day as his people, that he may be your God as he promised you and as he swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
14. I am making this covenant, with its oath, not only with you
15. who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God but also with those who are not here today.
16. You yourselves know how we lived in Egypt and how we passed through the countries on the way here.