18 On that day Jehovah concluded* with Aʹbram a covenant,+ saying: “To your seed I will give this land,+ from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Eu·phraʹtes:+

12 “And it must occur that, because YOU continue listening to these judicial decisions and YOU do keep them and do carry them out,+ Jehovah your God must keep toward you the covenant+ and the loving-kindness about which he swore to your forefathers.+