Deuteronomy 28:13 KJV

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

Thou and Ye

thee, thou, thy 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?

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

God ExaltsSee the chain from Genesis 45:8 · 5 links
Israel ExaltedLink 3 of 9 · next Deuteronomy 32:13
Hearing (1)See the chain from Proverbs 8:34 · 6 links
Obedience (3)See the chain from Deuteronomy 11:28 · 8 links

Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:1 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:
Deuteronomy 4:6–9 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. …

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Topics

Blessing Responsive blessings of the law
God Providence of God
Obedience Enjoined
Righteous Promises to, expressed or implied

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

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 the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
shall make וּנְתָנְךָ ûnĕtānĕkā נָתַן Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: second person masculine singular
thee the head לְרֹאשׁ lĕrōʾš רֹאשׁ Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
and not the tail וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and לְזָנָב lĕzānāb זָנָב Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
and thou shalt be above only וְהָיִיתָ wĕhāyîtā Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and רַק raq Affirmation לְמַעְלָה lĕmaʿlâ מַעַל Adverb · with preposition, ending: toward
and thou shalt not be beneath וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and תִהְיֶה tihyê Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular לְמָטָּה lĕmāṭṭâ מַטָּה Adverb · with preposition
if that thou hearken כִּי kî Conjunction תִשְׁמַע tišmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
unto the commandments אֶל ʾel Preposition מִצְוֺת miṣôt מִצְוָה Noun · feminine plural construct
of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second 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
to observe לִשְׁמֹר lišmōr שָׁמַר Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
and to do וְלַעֲשׂוֹת wĕlaʿăśôt עָשָׂה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with and, preposition

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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