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Deuteronomy 11:27

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 11:27 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day;
Deuteronomy 11:27 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 11

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
24Every place whereon the sole of your foot shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the hinder sea shall be your border.
25There shall no man be able to stand before you: Jehovah your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath spoken unto you.
26Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:
27the blessing, if ye shall hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you this day;
28and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
29And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
30Are they not beyond the Jordan, behind the way of the going down of the sun, in the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God, etc.] That is, a blessing should come upon them, even all temporal blessings they stood in need of; they should be blessed in body and estate, in their families, and in their flocks, in town and country; (see <052801> Deuteronomy 28:1-6), which I command you this day; afresh repeated to them, and enjoined them the observation of it in the name of the Lord.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 28:1-14; Lev 26:3-13; Psa 19:11; Isa 1:19, Isa 3:10; Mat 5:3-12, 25:31-46; Luk 11:28; Joh 13:17, Joh 14:21-23; Rom 2:7; Jam 1:25; Rev 22:14 Deuteronomy 11:28”
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