The Lord Renews a Covenant With the Children of Israel

Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them:

Carefully follow the terms of this covenant,
so that you may prosper in everything you do.
All of you are standing today
in the presence of the Lord your God --
your leaders and chief men,
your elders and officials,
and all the other men of Israel,
together with your children and your wives,
and the aliens living in your camps
who chop your wood and carry your water.
You are standing here
in order to enter into a covenant
with the Lord your God,
a covenant the Lord is making with you this day
and sealing with an oath,
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.
I am making this covenant, with its oath,
not only with you who are standing here with us today
in the presence of the Lord our God
but also with those who are not here today.

(Deuteronomy 29:2, 9-15)