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Deuteronomy Chapter
Twenty-seven
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 27
In
this chapter the people of Israel are ordered to write the law on plastered
stones
and set them on Mount Ebal
Deuteronomy 27:1;
where they are bid to erect an altar
and offer sacrifices on it
Deuteronomy 27:5;
and are charged by Moses and the priests to obey the Lord
and keep his
commandments
Deuteronomy 27:9;
and a direction is given to each tribes which should stand and bless
and which
curse
and where
Deuteronomy 27:11;
and the curses which the Levites should pronounce with a loud voice
and the
people should say Amen to
are recited
Deuteronomy 27:14;
and the whole is concluded with a curse on all who in general do not perform
the whole law
Deuteronomy 27:26.
Deuteronomy 27:1 Now Moses
with
the elders of Israel
commanded the people
saying: “Keep all the commandments
which I command you today.
YLT
1`And Moses -- the elders of
Israel also -- commandeth the people
saying
Keep all the command which I am
commanding you to-day;
And Moses
with the elders of Israel
commanded the people
saying
.... The seventy elders
at the head of whom was Moses
which
made the great sanhedrim
or council of the nation; Moses having recited all
the laws of God to the people
these joined with him in an exhortation to them
to observe and obey them:
keep all the commandments which I command you this day; not in his
own name
as being the supreme legislator
but in the name of the Lord
whom
they had avouched to be their God and King
from whom he had received them.
Deuteronomy 27:2 2 And
it shall be
on the day when you cross over the Jordan to the land which the Lord your God is giving you
that you shall set up for yourselves large
stones
and whitewash them with lime.
YLT
2and it hath been
in the
day that ye pass over the Jordan unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving
to thee
that thou hast raised up for thee great stones
and plaistered them
with plaister
And it shall be
on the day when you shall pass over Jordan
.... Not the
precise day exactly
but about that time
a little after they passed that
river
as soon as they conveniently could; for it was not till after Ai was
destroyed that the following order was put in execution; indeed as soon as they
passed over Jordan
they were ordered to take twelve stones
and did; but then
they were set up in a different place
and for a different purpose; see Joshua 4:3
unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee
that thou shalt
set thee up great stones; not in Jordan
as Jarchi
but on Mount Ebal
Deuteronomy 27:4;
nor had the stones set up in Jordan any such inscription as what is here
ordered to be set on these:
and plaster them with plaster: that so words might be
written upon them
and be more conspicuous
and more easily read.
Deuteronomy 27:3 3 You
shall write on them all the words of this law
when you have crossed over
that
you may enter the land which the Lord your God
is giving you
‘a land flowing with milk and honey
’[a] just as
the Lord God of your fathers promised you.
YLT
3and written on them all the
words of this law in thy passing over
so that thou goest in unto the land
which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- a land flowing with milk and honey
as Jehovah
God of thy fathers
hath spoken to thee.
And thou shall write upon them all the words of this law
.... Not the
whole book of Deuteronomy
as some think
at least not the historical part of
it
only what concerns the laws of God; and it may be only a summary or
abstract of them
and perhaps only the ten commandments. JosephusF17Antiqu.
l. 4. c. 8. sect. 44. is of opinion that the blessings and the curses after
recited were what were written on them:
when thou art passed over; that is
the river Jordan:
that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee
a land flowing with milk and honey; this account of the land
of Canaan is so frequently observed
to imprint upon their minds a sense of the
great goodness of God in giving them such a fruitful country
and to point out
to them the obligation they lay under to observe the laws of God ordered to be
written on plastered stones
as soon as they came into it:
as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee; Exodus 3:8.
Deuteronomy 27:4 4 Therefore
it shall be
when you have crossed over the Jordan
that on Mount Ebal
you shall set up these stones
which I command you today
and you shall
whitewash them with lime.
YLT
4`And it hath been
in your
passing over the Jordan
ye raise up these stones which I am commanding you
to-day
in mount Ebal
and thou hast plaistered them with plaister
And therefore it shall be
when ye be gone over Jordan
.... Some time
after they had passed that river:
that ye shall set
up these stones
which I command you this day
in Mount Ebal; a mountain
near Shechem in Samaria
and was
as Benjamin of Tudela saysF18Itinerar.
p. 40.
dry as stones and rocks itself
and perhaps had its name
as some
thinkF19Reland. Dissert. 3. de Monte Gerizim
p. 128. See Castel.
Lexic. Heptaglott col 2642.
from the root in the Arabic language which
signifies to strip a tree of its leaves
and a derivative from it
white stones
and a mountain in which such are found. Hither the stones commanded to be set
up were to be brought
and fixed here; from whence it is not certain; it may be
from some part of the mountain. Here the Samaritan version has Gerizim instead
of Ebal
which is generally thought to be a wilful corruption of the
Samaritans
in favour of their temple built at Gerizim:
and thou shall plaster them with plaster; as before
directed
Deuteronomy 27:2.
Deuteronomy 27:5 5 And
there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God
an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.
YLT
5and built there an altar to
Jehovah thy God
an altar of stones
thou dost not wave over them iron.
And there shall thou build an altar to the Lord thy God
.... On the
same mountain
though not of the same stones. Jarchi's note is
"after that
(the setting up of the plastered stones) thou shalt bring from thence (from
Jordan) others
and build of them an altar on Mount Ebal;'but JosephusF20Ut
supra. (Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 44.) places this altar not on Mount Ebal
but
between that and Gerizim. This altar
he says
was ordered to be built towards
the rising sun
not far from the city of Shechem
between two mountains
Gerizim and Ebal; but the text is express
that it was to be built where the
stones were set up
which was on Mount Ebal
and there it was built
Joshua 8:30; an
altar of stones; of whole stones
as in Deuteronomy 27:6
not broken
nor hewed
but rough as they were when taken out of the quarry:
thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them; to hew them
and make them smooth; See Gill on Exodus 20:25;
Deuteronomy 27:6 6 You
shall build with whole stones the altar of the Lord your God
and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
YLT
6Of complete stones thou
buildest the altar of Jehovah thy God
and hast caused to ascend on it
burnt-offerings to Jehovah thy God
Thou shall build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones
.... And of
such Joshua did build it
Joshua 8:31
and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God; and very
likely sin offerings too; for these frequently went together
the one to make
atonement for sin
and the other as a gift
and by way of thankfulness for the
acceptance of the former; and both typical of Christ
the true sacrifice
and
the antitype of all the legal sacrifices.
Deuteronomy 27:7 7 You
shall offer peace offerings
and shall eat there
and rejoice before the Lord your God.
YLT
7and sacrificed
peace-offerings
and eaten there
and rejoiced before Jehovah thy God
And thou shall offer peace offerings
.... Part of
which belonged to God
which was burnt on the altar
and another part to the
priest that offered them; and the rest to the owner that brought them
which he
eat of with his friends; so it follows:
and shall eat there
and rejoice before the Lord thy God: now this
altar
where these sacrifices were offered
was on the very spot where the
stones were on which the law was written; and may point at the gracious
provision God has made for the redemption of his people from the curse of it by
Christ
who became a substitute for them in their legal place and stead. The
altar being of rough unhewn stones was a type of him in his human nature
who
is the stone in the vision cut out of the mountain without hands; and being
unpolished may denote the meanness of his outward appearance
on account of
which he was rejected by the Jewish builders; and no iron tool being to be
lifted up on them
may signify that nothing of man's is to be added to the
sacrifice and satisfaction of Christ
and salvation by him; and this being in
Ebal
where the curses were pronounced
shows that Christ
by the offering up
of himself for the sins of his people
has made atonement for them
and thereby
has delivered them from the curse of the law
being made a curse for them; all
which is matter of joy and gladness to them.
Deuteronomy 27:8 8 And
you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law.”
YLT
8and written on the stones
all the words of this law
well engraved.'
And thou shall write upon the stones all the words of this law
.... Not upon
the stones of the altar
but upon the first stones brought to Mount Ebal
and
set up there before
and on which the words were inscribed before the altar was
erected; though according to the MisnahF21Sotah
c. 7. sect. 5. the
altar was built of these stones
and on that the law written; for it is
said
"they shall bring the stones (#De 27:2
4) and build the altar
and plaster it with plaster
and write upon it all the words of the law:'with
which Josephus agrees
who saysF23Ut supra. (Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8.
sect. 44.)
"that when Moses was about to die
he ordered the blessings
and the curses to be written on the altar
on both sides of it:'could this be
made clearly to appear
it would be easy to observe the accomplishment of it in
Christ
who was made under the law
became subject to it
had it written on his
heart
obeyed the precepts and bore the penalty of it
and had all the curses
of it laid on him
and thereby redeemed his people from them. However
be it on
which it may that the words of the law were written
they were written
very plainly; so that they might be easily read; in
seventy languages
according to the Jewish writers; which they say was done
that whoever would learn the law might learn it
and so the Gentiles had no
excuseF24Sotah
ib. & Bartenora in ib. Targum Jon. & Jerus.
& Jarchi in loc. ; for it is a prevailing notion with them
that there were
so many nations and languages. The law being written on stones denotes the
duration of it
which continued not only during the times of the Old Testament
dispensation
and to the times of John
and had its fulfilment in Christ
but
still continues; for though Christ has redeemed his people from the curse and
condemnation of it
yet it is in his hands as a rule of direction to them as to
their walk and conversation: nor is it made void by any doctrine of the Gospel
and nothing more strongly enforces obedience to it than the Gospel. The moral
law is immutable
invariable
and eternal in its nature
and in the matter of
it. This may also point at the hardness of men's hearts
their non-subjection
to the law
and disobedience of it; and these stones being covered with plaster
may be an emblem of formalists and hypocrites
who are like whited walls and
sepulchres
Matthew 23:27
have
a form of the law in their heads
but not in their hearts; are Jews outwardly
but not inwardly
Romans 2:28;
externally righteous before men
as if they were strict observers of the law
but internally very wicked; and have hard
blind
and impenitent hearts
under
the cover of the law
and a profession of strict regard to it; and this being
done on the same mount where the curses were pronounced
shows that they were
on account of the breach of this law.
Deuteronomy 27:9 9 Then
Moses and the priests
the Levites
spoke to all Israel
saying
“Take heed and
listen
O Israel: This day you have become the people of the Lord your God.
YLT
9And Moses speaketh -- the
priests
the Levites
also -- unto all Israel
saying
`Keep silent
and hear
O Israel
this day thou hast become a people to Jehovah thy God;
And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel
.... The
priests who were Levites
as all the priests that were lawful ones were; and
there were none but such at this time
who were. Eleazar and Ithamar
and their
sons; these joined with Moses in the following exhortations to the people of
Israel
as being particularly concerned in instructing them in the knowledge of
the laws
and in seeing them put in execution:
saying
take heed
and hearken
O Israel; to what was
about to be said unto them
as well as to what had: been said:
this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God; they were his
people before; he had chosen them to be his special people above all others; he
had redeemed them out of Egypt; he had led them through the wilderness
and
provided for them and protected them there
and had given them laws and
statutes to observe to walk in; all which showed them to be his peculiar
people: but now in a very formal and solemn manner they were avouched and
declared by him to be his people
and they had solemnly avouched and declared
that he was their God and King; and every day
according to Jarchi
was to be
considered as this day
as if it was the day of entering into covenant with
him.
Deuteronomy 27:10 10 Therefore
you shall obey the voice of the Lord your God
and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.”
YLT
10and thou hast hearkened to
the voice of Jehovah thy God
and done His commands
and His statutes
which I
am commanding thee to-day.'
Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God
.... In
whatsoever he directs in his word
and by his prophets
and especially by his
Son
eminently called the Word of the Lord:
and do his commandments and his statutes
which I command thee
this day; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:1.
Deuteronomy 27:11 11 And
Moses commanded the people on the same day
saying
YLT
11And Moses commandeth the
people on that day
saying
And Moses charged the people the same
.... That he
gave the above orders to set up stones
and plaster them
and write the law on
them
and build an altar in the same place
and offer sacrifices when come into
the land of Canaan:
saying; as follows.
Deuteronomy 27:12 12 “These
shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people
when you have crossed over
the Jordan: Simeon
Levi
Judah
Issachar
Joseph
and Benjamin;
YLT
12`These do stand
to bless
the people
on mount Gerizzim
in your passing over the Jordan: Simeon
and
Levi
and Judah
and Issachar
and Joseph
and Benjamin.
These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people
widen ye are come over Jordan
.... Which was a mountain
in Samaria opposite to Mount Ebal
a valley of a furlong broad lay between themF25Vid.
Maundrel's Journey from Aleppo
&c. p. 59
62. ; and
according to HillerusF26Onomastic.
Sacr. p. 168.
had its name from being broken off from that
they being
as it
should seem
originally one mountain
and now two tops of the same; so
Burchard; but others think it signifies the mountain of the mowers or cutters
downF1Reland. Dissert. de Monte Gerizim. p. 128. ; that is
of grass
or corn
being a very fruitful one; and Benjamin of Tudela saysF2Itinerar.
p. 40.
that in his time
on Mount Gerizim were fountains and orchards; and
being such a fertile mountain
it was very proper to bless upon. Mr. MaundrelF3Journey
from Aleppo
&c. p. 61. Edit. 7.
a late traveller in those parts
says
"though neither of the mountains have much to boast of as to their
pleasantness
yet as one passes between them
Gerizim seems to discover a
somewhat more verdant fruitful aspect than Ebal; the reason of which may be
because fronting towards the north it is sheltered from the heat of the sun by
its own shade; whereas Ebal looking southward
and receiving the sun that comes
directly upon it
must by consequence be rendered more scorched and
unfruitful.'JosephusF4Antiqu. l. 4. c. 8. sect. 44. says
that
Gerizim was on the right hand
and Ebal on the left; which may serve to
strengthen the observation of Ainsworth
in allusion hereunto
that in the last
judgment those on the right hand will be pronounced blessed
and those on the
left hand cursed:
Simeon
and Levi
and Judah
and Issachar
and Joseph
and
Benjamin: these appointed for blessing were children of the mistress
or
free woman
as Aben Ezra and many others have observed; the four first were the
sons of Leah
and the two last the sons of Rachel
and therefore employed in
the most honourable and desirable service: and who so proper to pronounce or
receive the blessing as the children of the free woman
of Jerusalem above
which is free
the mother of us all that are born again
and are made free by
the Son of God
and are free indeed
and are entitled to all the blessings of
grace and glory?
Deuteronomy 27:13 13 and
these shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben
Gad
Asher
Zebulun
Dan
and
Naphtali.
YLT
13And these do stand
for the
reviling
on mount Ebal: Reuben
Gad
and Asher
and Zebulun
Dan
and
Naphtali.
And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal curse
.... Which was
dry and rocky
barren and fruitful
and like the earth
that bears briers and
thorns
is rejected and nigh unto cursing
and so a proper place to curse
and
a fit emblem of those to be cursed; see Hebrews 6:8
Reuben
Gad
and Asher
and Zebulun
Dan
and Naphtali; four of these
appointed for cursing were the children of the handmaids
Gad
Asher
Dan
and
Naphtali; and since two were wanting
as Aben Ezra observes
and the sons of
Leah were many
the oldest and the youngest were taken; Reuben
who had defiled
his father's bed
and exposed himself to the curse of the law
and Zebulun
the
last and youngest of Leah's sons; see Galatians 3:10.
Deuteronomy 27:14 14 “And
the Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel:
YLT
14`And the Levites have
answered and said unto every man of Israel -- a loud voice:
And the Levites shall speak
and say unto all the men of Israel
.... Rather
"answerF5ענו
"respondebunt"
Montanus. and say"; not the whole tribe of Levi
for that stood on Mount Gerizim to bless
Deuteronomy 27:12;
but the priests of that tribe who were placed in the valley
between the two
mountains
and pronounced both the blessings and the curses in the hearing of
all the tribes of Israel
to which they were to answer Amen; and that they
might plainly hear
they expressed their words
with a loud voice
clearly and distinctly
as follow.
Deuteronomy 27:15 15 ‘Cursed
is the one who makes a carved or molded image
an abomination to the Lord
the work of the hands of the craftsman
and sets it up in
secret.’ “And all the people shall answer and say
‘Amen!’
YLT
15`Cursed [is] the man who
maketh a graven and molten image
the abomination of Jehovah
work of the hands
of an artificer
and hath put [it] in a secret place
-- and all the people
have answered and said
Amen.
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten
image
.... The blessings and the form of them are not recorded
because
they were not to be had from the law
and through obedience to it; and
therefore there is a profound silence about them
to put men upon seeking for
them elsewhere
and which are only to be had in Christ
especially spiritual
ones; but we may suppose they were delivered in the same form
and respecting
the same things as the curses
only just the reverse of them; as
"blessed
is the man that maketh not any graven image"
&c. The order of both is
given in the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; See Gill on Deuteronomy 11:29.
This curse respects the breach of the first table of the law
and everything
included in it relating to the nature and being of God
the worship of him
and
the honour of his name; to do anything contrary to which
particularly to make
an image
whether graven or molten
to worship
is
an abomination to the Lord; and therefore subjects a
man to the curse of his law
it being
the work of the hands of the craftsman; and therefore
it must be a most stupid thing to ascribe deity to it
and worship it as such:
and putteth it in a secret place; though it is
not set in a place of public worship
or the house
so as to be seen by
everyone; but in some retired place
in a secret chamber
and there worshipped
or kept to look at with pleasure; which would be a temptation
and lead on to
idolatry
and therefore is forbidden
and to be guarded against: now one that
committed idolatry
or anything like it
in the most secret manner
was liable
to this curse; for the omniscient God
the legislator
knows what is done in
the most private manner
and will resent and revenge every affront and injury
to his honour and glory. And Aben Ezra observes
that all that follow respect things
done in a secret way
and which were not cognizable by the civil magistrate
and therefore to deter persons from them these curses were pronounced:
and all the people shall answer and say Amen; even those on
the one mountain as on the other
thereby approving of
and assenting to
the
justice of the sentence pronounced.
Deuteronomy 27:16 16 ‘Cursed
is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “And all
the people shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
16`Cursed [is] He who is
making light of his father and his mother
-- and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father
or his mother
.... That
secretly despises them in his heart
and by looks and gestures mocks at them in
a private manner
unseen by others
Proverbs 30:17; for
if he publicly cursed them
that was cognizable by the civil magistrate
and he
was to be put to death
Leviticus 20:9.
This follows next
as in the order of the ten commands
to that which respects
the fear and worship of God; honouring parents being next to the glorifying of
God
the Father of all:
and all the people shall say Amen; applaud the righteous
sentence
saying
"so let it be".
Deuteronomy 27:17 17 ‘Cursed
is the one who moves his neighbor’s landmark.’ “And all the people shall
say
‘Amen!’
YLT
17`Cursed [is] he who is
removing his neighbour's border
-- and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark
.... Removes
it backward
and steals ground
as Jarchi explains it; this is commonly done
secretly; see Deuteronomy 19:14
and all the people shall say Amen; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15;
See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16.
Deuteronomy 27:18 18 ‘Cursed
is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.’ “And all the
people shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
18`Cursed [is] he who is
causing the blind to err in the way
-- and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way
.... By
directing him wrong knowingly
or laying a stumbling block in his way
Leviticus 19:14.
The Targum of Jonathan is
"that maketh a traveller wander out of the way
who like a blind man;'who knows his way no more than a blind man does. Jarchi
interprets it
"that blinds in anything
and gives evil counsel;'which
leads men to take wrong steps
whether in things civil
or moral
or religious;
all which are usually done privately:
and all the people shall say Amen; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15;
See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16.
Deuteronomy 27:19 19 ‘Cursed
is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger
the fatherless
and widow.’ “And all the people shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
19`Cursed [is] he who is
turning aside the judgment of fatherless
sojourner
and widow
-- and all the
people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger
fatherless
and widow
.... Who have none to
assist them
and take their part
and therefore judges may be tempted to do an
unjust thing; but God is the patron of them
and takes notice of every injury
done them
and is the avenger of all such:
and all the people shall say Amen; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15;
See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16.
Deuteronomy 27:20 20 ‘Cursed
is the one who lies with his father’s wife
because he has uncovered his
father’s bed.’ “And all the people shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
20`Cursed [is] he who is
lying with his father's wife
for he hath uncovered his father's skirt
-- and
all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife
.... As Reuben
did
and which is forbidden Leviticus 18:8
because he uncovereth his father's skirt; see Deuteronomy 22:30
and all the people shall say Amen; the tribe of Reuben said
this as well as the rest.
Deuteronomy 27:21 21 ‘Cursed
is the one who lies with any kind of animal.’ “And all the people shall
say
‘Amen!’
YLT
21`Cursed [is] he who is
lying with any beast
-- and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast
.... See Leviticus 18:23
and all the people shall say Amen; as being shocking and
abhorrent to human nature.
Deuteronomy 27:22 22 ‘Cursed
is the one who lies with his sister
the daughter of his father or the
daughter of his mother.’ “And all the people shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
22`Cursed [is] he who is
lying with his sister
daughter of his father
or daughter of his mother
--
and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that lieth with his sister
.... Which is
forbid
Leviticus 18:9
the daughter of his father
or the daughter of his mother; whether his
sister by father or mother's side:
and all the people shall say Amen; detesting such
uncleanness.
Deuteronomy 27:23 23 ‘Cursed
is the one who lies with his mother-in-law.’ “And all the people shall
say
‘Amen!’
YLT
23`Cursed [is] he who is
lying with his mother-in-law
-- and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law
.... See Leviticus 18:7. All
these incestuous or brutal copulations may well be supposed to be done in
secret:
and all the people shall say Amen; as abhorring such
incest.
Deuteronomy 27:24 24 ‘Cursed
is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’ “And all the people shall
say
‘Amen!’
YLT
24`Cursed [is] he who is
smiting his neighbour in secret
-- and all the people have said
Amen.
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly
.... And kills
him
and the murder is not known; the curse of God follows such
and overtakes
them sooner or later. Some interpret this of smiting with the tongue
of secret
backbiting and slander; so the Targum of Jonathan
"that smiteth with the
third tongue;'or false accusation:
and all the people shall say Amen; as disapproving of and
condemning such a practice
even slander
and especially murder.
Deuteronomy 27:25 25 ‘Cursed
is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.’ “And all the people
shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
25`Cursed [is] he who is
taking a bribe to smite a person
innocent blood
-- and all the people have
said
Amen.
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person
.... As an
assassin
to murder him privately; or as a judge
that takes a bribe to condemn
to death an innocent person: so Aben Ezra observes
that according to the sense
of some a judge is meant; but
says he
in my opinion a false witness; one that
swears a man's life away for the sake of a reward given him:
and all the people shall say Amen; at so detestable a
crime.
Deuteronomy 27:26 26 ‘Cursed
is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by
observing them.’ “And all the people shall say
‘Amen!’
YLT
26`Cursed [is] he who doth
not establish the words of this law
to do them
-- and all the people have
said
Amen.
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of
this law to do them
.... That is
who does not perfectly perform all that the law
requires
and continues to do so; for the law requires obedience
and that
perfect and constant
and in failure thereof curses
in proof of which the
apostle produces this passage; see Gill on Galatians 3:10
for
the reconciliation of these Scriptures
as to what seeming difference there is
between them:
and all the people shall say
Amen; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15;
See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)