# Do you not know ... by a covenant of salt?

Abijah asks this rhetorical question to emphasize the positive answer that it anticipates. The question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You know very well ... by a covenant of salt." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])

# a covenant of salt

The meaning of this phrase is not clear. It seems to mean "a permanent covenant."