1 These are the words of the ^acovenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which He made with them in Horeb.  ‡

2 Now Moses called all Israel and said to them: ^a“You have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land—  ‡

3 ^athe great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders.  ‡

4 Yet ^athe Lord has not given you a heart to¹ perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.  ‡

5 ^aAnd I have led you forty years in the wilderness. ^bYour clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.  ‡

6 ^aYou have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.  ‡