Deu 7:9 | NETfull | STEP | So realize that the Lord your God is the true God, the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,

Deuteronomy 7:9

9 So realize that the Lord your God is the true God, ^{▼▼ Heb “the God.” The article here expresses uniqueness; cf. TEV “is the only God”; NLT “is indeed God.”} the faithful God who keeps covenant faithfully ^{▼▼ Heb “who keeps covenant and loyalty.” The syndetic construction of בְּרִית (b^erit) and חֶסֶד (khesed) should be understood not as “covenant” plus “loyalty” but as an adverbial construction in which חֶסֶד (“loyalty”) modifies the verb שָׁמַר (shamar, “keeps”).} with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,