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Deuteronomy 27:12

Deuteronomy 27:12
These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people,

widen ye are come over Jordan,.... Which was a mountain in…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Deuteronomy 27:11-26

Compare Jos 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place.…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Deuteronomy 27:11-26

When the law was written, to be seen and read by all men, the sanctions of it were to be published, which, to complete…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Deuteronomy 27:11-13

Appointment of Tribes to Bless and to Curse

Ch. Deu 11:29 (q.v.) commands that the blessing for obedience be set on Mt…