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 listen to the mitzvot of Adonai your God that I am commanding you today, 28but the curse, if you do not listen to the mitzvot of Adonai your God, but turn from the way I am commanding you today, to go after other gods you have not known. Now when Adonai your God brings you into the land you are going in to possess, you are to set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal. 30Are they not across the Jordan toward the west, in the land of the Canaanites who dwell in the Arabah—opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? 31For you are about to cross over the Jordan to go in to possess the land Adonai your God is giving you—you will possess it and dwell in 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“When you have crossed over the Jordan, these are to stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
• Joshua 8:30Then Joshua built an altar to Adonai, 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 23:33When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Him and the evildoers, one on His right and the other on His left.
• Joshua 19:26Allam-melech, Amad, and Mishal. It extended to Carmel westward and Shihor-libnath.
• Joshua 15:62Nibshan, the City of Salt and En-gedi—6 towns with their villages.
• Joshua 24:30So they buried him in the territory of his own portion in Timnath-serah, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.
• 2 Samuel 1:21Hills of Gilboa, let no dew or rain be on you, nor on bountiful fields, for there the shield of the mighty ones lay defiled—Saul’s shield will no longer be anointed with oil.
• Genesis 31:21He himself fled with everything that belonged to him, and he got up and crossed the River, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.
• Genesis 9:7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply! Flourish in the land and multiply in it.”
• Joshua 11:3the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites in the hill country and the Hivites at the foot of Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
• Numbers 20:22The entirety of the community of Bnei-Yisrael set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.
• Deuteronomy 1:2It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.
• Deuteronomy 3:25Please! Let me cross over and see the good land across the Jordan—that good hill country and the Lebanon.’
• 2 Chronicles 3:1Then Solomon began to build the House of Adonai in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah—where Adonai appeared to his father David—at the place that David prepared on 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 11:29

• Benedictions
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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