34:31a So the king stood by the pillar

The king stood by the royal pillar
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⌊After the king had finished reading the book,⌋ he stood in the place reserved for the king near the pillar.

34:31b and made a covenant before the LORD

and made a covenant before Yahweh.
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There he made a firm agreement with Yahweh.

34:31c to follow the LORD

He promised to follow Yahweh
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In this agreement, he promised to obey Yahweh

34:31d and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes

and keep his commands, regulations and decrees.
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and follow his commandments, his instructions and his laws.

34:31e with all his heart and all his soul,

He promised to do that with all his heart and with all his soul
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He promised to do this with his whole mind.

34:31f and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.

and to obey the covenant that was written in the scroll.
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He promised to obey everything that Moses wrote in the book.

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