And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
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Gill's Exposition
And thou shall not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day,.... Depart from them as a rule to walk by, turn out from them as a path to walk in, neglect and disobey them, and go…
A comparison of this chapter with Exo 23:20-23 and Lev. 26 will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the promises and threats already set forth in the earlier records of the Law. The language…
The blessings are here put before the curses, to intimate, 1. That God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy: he has said it, and sworn, that he would much rather we would obey and live than sin…
Cambridge Bible
the head, and not the tail Isa 9:14; Isa 19:15.
only Heb. raḳ; see on Deu 10:15. Here = nothing but.
if thou shalt Rather (as in Deu 28:28), for thou wilt, or in case thou shalt.
to observe and to do…
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