Deuteronomy 11:29

Deuteronomy 11:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
• New International Version (NIV)When the Lord your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim the blessings, and on Mount Ebal the curses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it shall be, when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

Context of Deuteronomy 11:29

27the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, 28and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known. When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are to possess, you must pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. 30Are they not across the Jordan River, toward the west, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the oak of Moreh? 31For you are about to cross the Jordan to possess the land the Lord your God is giving you, and you will possess and inhabit it.

Deuteronomy 11:29 word by word

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֤י יְבִֽיאֲךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֶל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה בָא־שָׁ֖מָּה לְרִשְׁתָּ֑הּ וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֶת־הַבְּרָכָה֙ עַל־הַ֣ר גְּרִזִ֔ים וְאֶת־הַקְּלָלָ֖ה עַל־הַ֥ר עֵיבָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass, when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• hath brought thee inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• unto the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• whither thou goestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423
• it, that thou shalt putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• the blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• upon mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Gerizimגְּרִזִיםgerizîym · (Mount) GerizimH1630
• and the curseקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
• Ebalעֵיבָל‛êybâl · (Mount) EbalH5858

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 11:29

• Deuteronomy 27:12“The following tribes must stand to bless the people on Mount Gerizim when you cross the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
• Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar for the Lord God of Israel on Mount Ebal,
• Judges 12:15Then Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.
• Luke 23:33So when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.
• Joshua 19:26Alammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Their border touched Carmel to the west and Shihor Libnath.
• Joshua 15:62Nibshan, the city of Salt, and En Gedi – a total of six cities and their towns.
• Joshua 24:30They buried him in his allotted territory in Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
• 2 Samuel 1:21O mountains of Gilboa, may there be no dew or rain on you, nor fields of grain offerings! For it was there that the shield of warriors was defiled; the shield of Saul lies neglected without oil.
• Genesis 31:21He left with all he owned. He quickly crossed the Euphrates River and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
• Genesis 9:7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”
• Joshua 11:3Canaanites came from the east and west; Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites from the hill country; and Hivites from below Hermon in the area of Mizpah.
• Numbers 20:22So the entire company of Israelites traveled from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
• Deuteronomy 1:2Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by way of Mount Seir.
• Deuteronomy 3:25Let me please cross over to see the good land on the other side of the Jordan River – this good hill country and the Lebanon!”
• 2 Chronicles 3:1Solomon began building the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the Lord had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David prepared at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
• Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Thou shalt put the blessing upon Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon Mount Ebal - The etymology of these names may be supposed to cast some light on this institution. גרזים gerizzim, from גרז garaz, to cut, cut off, cut down; hence גרזים gerizzim, the cutters down, fellers, and reapers or harvest-men, this mountain being supposed to have its name from its great fertility, or the abundance of the crops it yielded, which is a possible case. Of עיבל ebal or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim - literally, thou shalt give, i. e., “give” utterance to it. On the ceremony see Deuteronomy 27:14 ff. Mount Gerizim, barren like Ebal, was probably selected as the hill of benediction because it was the southernmost of the two, the south being the region, according to Hebrew ideas, of light, and so of life and blessing. The situation of the mountains is described more accurately in Deuteronomy 11:30. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-32Verses 26-32 Moses sums up all the arguments for obedience in two words, the blessing and the curse. He charged the people to choose which they would have. Moses then appointed a public and solemn proclamation of the blessing and curse, to be made upon the two mountains of Gerizim and Ebal. We have broken the law, and are under its curse, without remedy from ourselves. In mercy, the gospel again sets before us a blessing and a curse. A blessing, if we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29Mount Gerizim is a well-known hill located just west of Shechem. Later, the Samaritans built a temple there (see John 4:20). Mount Ebal is on the opposite side of the valley from Mount Gerizim, to the east of Shechem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-3226-32. Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse--(See on De 27:11).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings