“And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.”
Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Keep silence and hear, O Israel! This very day you have become the people of the LORD your God — the moment is declarative: the covenant is formalized. 'This very day' (ha-yom hazeh) is the perpetual present of covenant-making.
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