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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Look, today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“See, I am placing before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Behold, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have a choice--do you want the LORD to bless you, or do you want him to put a curse on you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Today I'm giving you the choice of a blessing or a curse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! I'm about to grant you a blessing and a curse— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Take note--I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you today a blessing and a curse: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a reviling:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'See, I am setting before you to-day a blessing and a reviling:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />See, I give before you this day, a blessing and a cursing:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold I set forth in your sight this day a blessing and a curse: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Behold, I am setting forth in your sight today a blessing and a curse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day blessings and curses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />See that I put before you today a blessing and a curse;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Behold, I set before you this day the blessing and the curse;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=3475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/11.htm">A Blessing and a Curse </a></span><br> <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rə·’êh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">today</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">am setting</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1293.htm" title="1293: bə·rā·ḵāh (N-fs) -- A blessing. From barak; benediction; by implication prosperity.">a blessing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045: ū·qə·lā·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A curse. From qalal; vilification.">and a curse—</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-19</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. / But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-2</a></span><br />“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. / And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a></span><br />But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-4</a></span><br />If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, / I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-8.htm">Jeremiah 21:8</a></span><br />Furthermore, you are to tell this people that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-20.htm">Exodus 23:20-21</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. / Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Proverbs 3:33</a></span><br />The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19-20</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. / He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-31.htm">Matthew 25:31-46</a></span><br />When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne. / All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. / He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a></span><br />Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1,15-20</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call <i>them</i> to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10,13,14</a></b></br> For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed <i>is</i> every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-11.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-26.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Reviling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Setting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/11-27.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-28.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Reviling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-30.htm">Setting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-27.htm">Today</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-27.htm">To-Day</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-1.htm">Another exhortation to obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-2.htm">by their own experience of God's great works</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">by promise of God's great blessings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">and by threatenings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">A careful study is required in God's words</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">The blessing and curse set before them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>See, today</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the immediacy and urgency of the message. The word "see" is a call to attention, urging the Israelites to focus on the significance of the moment. The use of "today" highlights the present decision-making moment, reflecting the covenant renewal process as the Israelites prepare to enter the Promised Land. This echoes the immediacy found in <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a>, where a choice is presented to serve the Lord.<p><b>I am setting before you</b><br>This indicates a deliberate act by God through Moses, presenting the Israelites with a clear choice. The phrase suggests a legal or covenantal setting, where options are laid out for the people to choose. It reflects the Deuteronomic theme of choice and consequence, emphasizing human responsibility in the covenant relationship with God. This mirrors the choices given in <a href="/genesis/2-16.htm">Genesis 2:16-17</a>, where Adam and Eve were presented with the option to obey or disobey God.<p><b>a blessing and a curse—</b><br>The blessing and curse represent the two paths available to the Israelites based on their obedience or disobedience to God's commandments. The blessing is associated with obedience, leading to prosperity and life, while the curse results from disobedience, leading to adversity and death. This duality is a central theme in Deuteronomy, particularly in chapters 27 and 28, where blessings and curses are detailed. The concept of blessing and curse is also seen in the covenant with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>, where obedience leads to blessing for all nations. The ultimate fulfillment of blessing is found in Jesus Christ, who redeems from the curse of the law as stated in <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13-14</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who is delivering God's message to the people. He is the central figure in the book of Deuteronomy, acting as a mediator between God and Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land. They are the recipients of the laws and commandments given by God through Moses.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. The Israelites are on the verge of entering this land as they receive these instructions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_gerizim_and_mount_ebal.htm">Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal</a></b><br>Though not mentioned directly in this verse, these mountains are significant in the context of blessings and curses, as they are the locations where the blessings and curses would later be pronounced (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29</a>).<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_choice.htm">The Power of Choice</a></b><br>God gives us the freedom to choose between obedience and disobedience. Our choices have significant consequences, both spiritually and practically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_brings_blessing.htm">Obedience Brings Blessing</a></b><br>Following God's commandments leads to blessings. This principle is timeless and applies to our lives today as we seek to live according to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience leads to curses, which serve as a warning to take God's commands seriously. Understanding the gravity of sin helps us appreciate the need for repentance and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God is based on a covenant, which involves responsibilities and promises. Reflecting on this helps us understand our role in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>In the New Testament, Christ fulfills the law and takes on the curse for us. This highlights the grace available to us and the importance of faith in Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_deut._11_26-28_focus_on_obedience.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 11:26–28 emphasize blessings and curses tied to obedience, while other biblical passages suggest different ways God interacts with believers? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_recompense.htm">What does the Bible say about recompense?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_poverty_exist_despite_deut._15_4.htm">Deuteronomy 15:4 promises no poverty if God’s commands are followed—why did poverty still exist among Israelites historically? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gal._3_10_align_with_ot_law.htm">How does Galatians 3:10 align with Old Testament teachings that emphasize the fullness of the Law as God’s command, not a curse? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Behold.</span>--Another of the Jewish divisions of Deuteronomy begins here.<p><span class= "bld">A blessing and a curse.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">blessing and cursing</span>--<span class= "ital">the blessing if ye obey, and the curse if ye do not.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 26-32.</span> - Moses, in conclusion, refers to the blessing and the curse consequent on the observance or the transgression of the Law, and prescribes that when they had entered on possession of the land the blessing should be proclaimed from Mount Gerizim, and the curse from Mount Ebal. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Behold, I set before you</span>; place for your consideration (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Deuteronomy 4:8</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15</a>), so that you may see whither tends obedience on the one hand, and disobedience on the other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">See,</span><br /><span class="heb">רְאֵ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">today</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹכִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am setting</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹתֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a blessing</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרָכָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benediction, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a curse:</span><br /><span class="heb">וּקְלָלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·qə·lā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7045.htm">Strong's 7045: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vilification</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:26 Behold I set before you this day (Deut. 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