Deutéronome 11:29

29 Et lorsque l'Eternel, ton Dieu, t'aura fait entrer dans le pays dont tu vas prendre possession, tu prononceras la bénédiction sur la montagne de Garizim, et la malédiction sur la montagne d'Ebal.

Deutéronome 11:29 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 11:29

And it shall come to pass, when the Lord thy God hath bought
thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it
Which is often observed, as being near at hand; and when and where many things were to be done, which could not be done in the place and circumstances they now were, particularly what follows:

that thou shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse upon
Mount Ebal;
that is, pronounce the one on one mountain, and the other on the other mountain, or at least towards them, or over against them. The Targum of Jonathan is

``ye shall set six tribes on Mount Gerizim, and six tribes on Mount Ebal; (( Deuteronomy 27:12 Deuteronomy 27:13 ) ) blessing they shall turn their faces against Mount Gerizim, and cursing they shall turn their faces against Mount Ebal;''

with which agrees the account given in the Misnah;

``six tribes went to the top of Mount Gerizim, and six to the top of Mount Ebal; and the priests and the Levites, and the ark, stood below in the middle; the priests surrounded the ark, and the Levites the priests, and all Israel were on this and on that side of the ark, as in ( Joshua 8:33 ) then they turned their faces against Gerizim, they opened with the blessing, blessed is he that maketh not any graven or molten image, and both answered "Amen"; then they turned their faces against Mount Ebal, and opened with the curse, ( Deuteronomy 27:15 ) and both answered Amen ^F19;''

see the performance of this command in ( Joshua 8:33 Joshua 8:34 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 Sotah, c. 7. sect. 5.

Deutéronome 11:29 In-Context

27 la bénédiction, si vous obéissez aux commandements de l'Eternel, votre Dieu, que je vous prescris en ce jour;

28 la malédiction, si vous n'obéissez pas aux commandements de l'Eternel, votre Dieu, et si vous vous détournez de la voie que je vous prescris en ce jour, pour aller après d'autres dieux que vous ne connaissez point.

29 Et lorsque l'Eternel, ton Dieu, t'aura fait entrer dans le pays dont tu vas prendre possession, tu prononceras la bénédiction sur la montagne de Garizim, et la malédiction sur la montagne d'Ebal.

30 Ces montagnes ne sont-elles pas de l'autre côté du Jourdain, derrière le chemin de l'occident, au pays des Cananéens qui habitent dans la plaine vis-à-vis de Guilgal, près des chênes de Moré?

31 Car vous allez passer le Jourdain pour entrer en possession du pays que l'Eternel, votre Dieu, vous donne; vous le posséderez, et vous y habiterez.