8 Observe carefully the words of this covenant, therefore, in order that you may succeed in whatever you do.
9 You are standing today, all of you, in the presence of the Lord, your God—your tribal heads, elders, and officials, all of the men of Israel,
10 your children, your wives, and the resident alien who lives in your camp, from those who cut wood to those who draw water for you—
11 to enter into the covenant of the Lord, your God, which the Lord, your God, is making with you today, with its curse,
12 so that he may establish you today as his people and he may be your God, as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
13 But it is not with you alone that I am making this covenant, with its curse,
14 but with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord, our God, and with those who are not here with us today.