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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 11:29 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
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Text |
De 11:29 |
Strong Concordance |
And it shall come to pass, when the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] hath brought thee in [0935] unto the land [0776] whither thou goest [0935] to possess [03423] it, that thou shalt put [05414] the blessing [01293] upon mount [02022] Gerizim [01630], and the curse [07045] upon mount [02022] Ebal [05858]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim - literally, thou shalt give, i. e., "give" utterance to it. On the ceremony see Deu 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 Deu 11:30. The words "by the way where the sun goeth down," should run, beyond the road of the west; i. e., on the further side of the main track which ran from Syria and Damascus to Jerusalem and Egypt through the center of Palestine. This is called "the way of the west" in contrast to the ether main route from Damascus to the south which passed through the district east of Jordan. The further specifications "Gilgal" and "the plains (rather, the oaks, compare Gen 12:6 note) of Moreh," are added to define more particularly the section of Canaanites intended.
This Gilgal is perhaps to be found in Jiljilia, a large village about twelve miles south of Gerizim. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Put - Heb. Thou shalt give, that is, speak or pronounce, or cause to be pronounced. So the word to give is used, Deu 13:1-2; Job 36:3; Pro 9:9. This is, more particularly expressed, Deu 27:12-13. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Thou 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 eybal the root is not found in Hebrew; but in Arabic abala signifies rough, rugged, curled, etc.; and abalo, from the same root, signifies white stones, and a mountain in which such stones are found; alabalo, the mount of white stones. See Giggeius and Golius. And as it is supposed that the mountain had this name because of its barrenness, on this metaphorical interpretation the sense of the passage would appear to be the following: God will so superintend the land, and have it continually under the eye of his watchful providence, that no change can happen in it but according to his Divine counsel, so that its fertility shall ever be the consequence of the faithful obedience of its inhabitants, and a proof of the blessing of God upon it; on the contrary, its barrenness shall be a proof that the people have departed from their God, and that his curse has in consequence fallen upon the land. See the manner of placing these blessings and curses, Deu 27:12, etc. That Gerizim is very fruitful, and that Ebal is very barren, is the united testimony of all who have traveled in those parts. See Ludolf, Reland, Rab, Benjamin, and Mr. Maundrell. Sychem lies in the valley between these two mountains.
That the land of Judea was naturally very fertile, can scarcely be supposed by any who considers the accounts given of it by travelers; with the exception of a few districts, the whole land is dry, stony, and barren, and particularly all the southern parts of Judea, and all the environs of Jerusalem, most of which are represented as absolutely incapable of cultivation. How then could it ever support its vast number of inhabitants? By the especial providence of God. While God kept that people under his continual protection, their land was a paradise; they lent to all nations and borrowed from none. What has it been since? A demi-solitude, because that especial blessing no longer descends upon it. No land, says Calmet, was more fertile while under the benediction of God; none more barren when under his curse. Its present state is a proof of the declaration of Moses, Deu 28:23 : "The heaven over their head is brass; the earth under their feet, iron." The land itself, in its present state is an ample proof of the authenticity of the Pentateuch. Should facts of this kind be lost sight of by any who read the sacred writings? |
6 And Abram [087] passed through [05674] the land [0776] unto the place [04725] of Sichem [07927], unto the plain [0436] of Moreh [04176]. And the Canaanite [03669] was then [0227] in the land [0776].
30 Are they not on the other side [05676] Jordan [03383], by [0310] the way [01870] where the sun [08121] goeth down [03996], in the land [0776] of the Canaanites [03669], which dwell [03427] in the champaign [06160] over against [04136] Gilgal [01537], beside [0681] the plains [0436] of Moreh [04176]?
14 And the Levites [03881] shall speak [06030], and say [0559] unto all the men [0376] of Israel [03478] with a loud [07311] voice [06963],
12 These shall stand [05975] upon mount [02022] Gerizim [01630] to bless [01288] the people [05971], when ye are come over [05674] Jordan [03383]; Simeon [08095], and Levi [03878], and Judah [03063], and Issachar [03485], and Joseph [03130], and Benjamin [01144]:
13 And these shall stand [05975] upon mount [02022] Ebal [05858] to curse [07045]; Reuben [07205], Gad [01410], and Asher [0836], and Zebulun [02074], Dan [01835], and Naphtali [05321].
9 Give [05414] instruction to a wise [02450] man, and he will be yet wiser [02449]: teach [03045] a just [06662] man, and he will increase [03254] in learning [03948].
3 I will fetch [05375] my knowledge [01843] from afar [07350], and will ascribe [05414] righteousness [06664] to my Maker [06466].
1 If there arise [06965] among [07130] you a prophet [05030], or a dreamer [02492] of dreams [02472], and giveth [05414] thee a sign [0226] or a wonder [04159],
2 And the sign [0226] or the wonder [04159] come to pass [0935], whereof he spake [01696] unto thee, saying [0559], Let us go [03212] after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430], which thou hast not known [03045], and let us serve [05647] them;
23 And thy heaven [08064] that is over thy head [07218] shall be brass [05178], and the earth [0776] that is under thee shall be iron [01270].
12 These shall stand [05975] upon mount [02022] Gerizim [01630] to bless [01288] the people [05971], when ye are come over [05674] Jordan [03383]; Simeon [08095], and Levi [03878], and Judah [03063], and Issachar [03485], and Joseph [03130], and Benjamin [01144]: