Deuteronomy 11:29
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.
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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…
Here Moses concludes his general exhortations to obedience; and his management is very affecting, and such as, one would think, should have engaged them for ever to God, and should have left…
A return to the Sg. form of address, with phrases peculiar to that form (see Deu 6:10; Deu 7:1). Whether it is original here, or dependent on Deu 27:12 f. (cp. Jos 8:33 f.), is doubtful.
29. shall…