Deuteronomy 28:1 KJV

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • if thou shalt hearkenDeuteronomy 28-29 are, properly, an integral part of the Palestinian covenant, Deut 30:1–9. (See Scofield "Deut 30:3").

Matthew Henry

  • The blessings for obedienceThis chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects. The blessings are here put...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Exodus 15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
  • Exodus 23:22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
  • Leviticus 26:3–13 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; …
  • Deuteronomy 7:12–26 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: …
  • Deuteronomy 11:13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken וְהָיָה wĕhāyâ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and אִם ʾim Conjunction שָׁמוֹעַ šāmôaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal infinitive absolute
  • diligently תִּשְׁמַע tišmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • unto the voice בְּקוֹל bĕqôl קוֹל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • to observe לִשְׁמֹר lišmōr שָׁמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • to do לַעֲשׂוֹת laʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • all his commandments אֶת ʾet Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct מִצְוֺתָיו miṣôtāyw מִצְוָה Noun · feminine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • which I command אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אָנֹכִי ʾānōkî Pronoun · first person common singular מְצַוְּךָ mĕṣawwĕkā צָוָה Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee this day הַיּוֹם hayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • that the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • will set וּנְתָנְךָ ûnĕtānĕkā נָתַן Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee on high עֶלְיוֹן ʿelyôn עֶלְיוֹן Adjective · masculine singular
  • above all nations עַל ʿal Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct גּוֹיֵי gôyê גּוֹי Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the

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