28 And the (A)curse, if ye will not obey the Commandments of the Lord your God, but turn out of the way, which I command you this day, to go after other gods which ye have not [a]known.

29 ¶ When the Lord thy God therefore hath brought thee into the land, whither thou goest to possess it, then thou shalt put the (B)blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.

30 Are they not beyond Jordan on that part, [b]where the Sun goeth down in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the plain over against Gilgal, beside [c]the grove of Moreh?

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 11:28 He reproveth the malice of men which leave that which is certain to follow that which is uncertain.
  2. Deuteronomy 11:30 Meaning, in Samaria.
  3. Deuteronomy 11:30 Or, plain.

28 the curse if you disobey(A) the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods,(B) which you have not known. 29 When the Lord your God has brought you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim on Mount Gerizim(C) the blessings, and on Mount Ebal(D) the curses.(E) 30 As you know, these mountains are across the Jordan, westward, toward the setting sun, near the great trees of Moreh,(F) in the territory of those Canaanites living in the Arabah in the vicinity of Gilgal.(G)

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