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Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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BrLXXΚαὶ ἔσται ὅταν εἰσαγάγῃ σε Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου εἰς τὴν γῆν εἰς ἣν διαβαίνεις ἐκεῖ κληρονομῆσαι αὐτήν, καὶ δώσεις εὐλογίαν ἐπʼ ὄρος Γαριζὶν, καὶ τὴν κατάραν ἐπʼ ὄρος Γαιβάλ. (Kai estai hotan eisagagaʸ se Kurios ho Theos sou eis taʸn gaʸn eis haʸn diabaineis ekei klaʸronomaʸsai autaʸn, kai dōseis eulogian epʼ oros Garizin, kai taʸn kataran epʼ oros Gaibal. )
BrTrAnd it shall come to pass when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land into which thou goest over to inherit it, then thou shalt put blessing on mount Garizin, and the curse upon mount Gæbal.
ULTAnd it will happen, when Yahweh your God brings you into the land which you are going in to possess it, that you will set the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
USTAnd when Yahweh brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy, this is what you must do. Some of you must stand on top of Mount Gerizim and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to bless you. The others must stand on top of Mount Ebal and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to curse you.”
BSB § When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
WEBBEIt shall happen, when the LORD your God brings you into the land that you go to possess, that you shall set the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse on Mount Ebal.
NETWhen the Lord your God brings you into the land you are to possess, you must pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
LSVAnd it has been, when your God YHWH brings you into the land to where you are going in to possess it, that you have given the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the reviling on Mount Ebal;
FBVWhen the Lord your God takes you into the country you are going in to occupy, announce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
T4TAnd when Yahweh brings you into the land that you are about to enter and occupy, some of you must stand on top of Gerizim Mountain and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to bless you, and the others must stand on top of Ebal Mountain and proclaim what will cause Yahweh to curse you.”
LEB“And it will happen that when Yahweh your God has brought you to the land that you are going to,[fn] to take possession of it, then[fn] you shall pronounce the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.
11:29Literally “the land that you are going there”
JPSAnd it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
DRAAnd when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land, whither thou goest to dwell, thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Garizim, the curse upon mount Hebal:
YLT'And it hath been, when Jehovah thy God doth bring thee in unto the land whither thou art going in to possess it, that thou hast given the blessing on mount Gerizim, and the reviling on mount Ebal;
DrbyAnd it shall come to pass, when Jehovah thy [fn]God hath brought thee into the land whither thou enterest in to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
RVAnd it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
WbstrAnd it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in to the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.
KJB-1769And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. (And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy/your God hath/has brought thee/you in unto the land whither thou/you goest to possess it, that thou/you shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. )
KJB-1611[fn]And it shall come to passe when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in, vnto the land whither thou goest to possesse it, that thou shalt put the blessing vpon mount Gerizim, and the curse vpon mount Ebal. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
BshpsWhen the Lorde thy God therefore hath brought thee into the lande whyther thou goest to possesse it, thou shalt put the blessing vpon mount Garizim, and the curse vpon mount Ebal. (When the Lord thy/your God therefore hath/has brought thee/you into the land whyther thou/you goest to possess it, thou/you shalt put the blessing upon mount Garizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.)
GnvaWhen the Lord thy God therefore hath brought thee into ye lande, whither thou goest to possesse it, then thou shalt put the blessing vpon mount Gerizim, and the curse vpon mount Ebal. (When the Lord thy/your God therefore hath/has brought thee/you into ye/you_all land, whither thou/you goest to possess it, then thou/you shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. )
CvdlWhan ye LORDE yi God hath broughte the in to the londe, whither thou commest in to possesse it, then shalt thou geue the blessynge vpon mount Grisim, and the curse vpon mount Ebal, (When ye/you_all LORD yi God hath/has brought the in to the land, whither thou/you comest/come in to possess it, then shalt thou/you give the blessing upon mount Grisim, and the curse upon mount Ebal,)
WyclSotheli whanne thi Lord God hath brouyt thee in to the lond, to which to enhabite thou goist, thou schalt sette blessyng on the hil Garisym, cursyng on the hil Hebal, whiche hillis ben biyende Jordan, (Truly when thy/your Lord God hath/has brought thee/you in to the land, to which to enhabite thou/you goist, thou/you shalt set blessing on the hill Garisym, cursyng on the hill Hebal, which hills been beyond Yordan,)
LuthWenn dich der HErr, dein GOtt, in das Land bringet, da du einkommst, daß du es einnehmest, so sollst du den Segen sprechen lassen auf dem Berge Grisim und den Fluch auf dem Berge Ebal, (When you/yourself the/of_the LORD, your God, in the Land bringet, there you einkommst, that you it einnehmest, so should you the blessing sprechen lassen on to_him mountains/hills Grisim and the Fluch on to_him mountains/hills Ebal,)
ClVgCum vero introduxerit te Dominus Deus tuus in terram, ad quam pergis habitandam, pones benedictionem super montem Garizim, maledictionem super montem Hebal:[fn] (Since vero introduxerit you(sg) Master God tuus in the_earth/land, to how pergis habitandam, pones benedictionem over montem Garizim, maledictionem over montem Hebal: )
11.29Montem Garizim. Garizim interpretatur Divisio vel Advena; Hebal, Vorago vetus interpretatur. Qui enim a vitiis se separant, et se advenas et peregrinos in hoc mundo judicant, etiam æternam merentur benedictionem. Qui vero in voraginem veteris vitæ se præcipitant, carnalibus desideriis servientes, æternæ maledictioni subjacebunt
11.29Montem Garizim. Garizim interpretatur Divisio or Advena; Hebal, Vorago vetus interpretatur. Who because from vitiis se separant, and se advenas and peregrinos in this mundo yudicant, also eternal merentur benedictionem. Who vero in voraginem veteris of_life se præcipitant, carnalibus desideriis servientes, æternæ maledictioni subyacebunt
11:29Mount Gerizim is a prominent hill lying just west of Shechem. In later times, the Samaritans built a temple there (cp. John 4:20). • Mount Ebal is across the valley from Mount Gerizim, to the east of Shechem.
Even though Moses is speaking to all the Israelites, you and your are singular in this verse. If the singular forms of these pronouns would not be natural in your language, you could use the plural forms in your translation.
and=you(ms)_will_give DOM the,blessing on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mount Gərizīm and=DOM the,curse on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mount ˊĒyⱱāl
The blessing and the curse are spoken of as if they were objects that one could set on a mountain. Moses means that the Israelites will remind themselves of the consequences of obedience or disobedience while some of them are on each mountain. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, as modeled by the UST.
A quick search on the internet reveals that some of the top ways to commit something to long term memory include: 1) organizing the information; 2) making associations; 3) using visual cues (graphs, etc.); 4) creating mnemonic devices (rhymes, acrostics, etc.); 5) writing it down; 6) saying it out loud; 7) quizzing yourself; 8) and rehearsing it (https://www.usa.edu/blog/science-backed-memory-tips/). There should be no doubt, then, that the covenant renewal ceremony at Shechem would have been a truly memorable event for all involved. Two times in the book of Deuteronomy the Israelites are instructed to renew the covenant at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal after they have entered the Promised Land of Canaan, and then the actual event is recorded in the book of Joshua. Located in the heartland of Israel, Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal sat on either side of the ancient city of Shechem, where the Lord had promised centuries earlier to give Canaan to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:6-7). The renewal ceremony was essentially the corporate, verbal affirmation of the terms of the covenant that the Lord had established with Israel at Mount Sinai. As with virtually all ancient Near Eastern covenants, the terms included blessings for those who remained faithful to it and curses for those who broke it. Joshua and the priests stood between the two mountains with the Ark of the Covenant and read the entire book of the law. Six of the tribes (Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin) stood in front of the Ark on Mount Gerizim and shouted the blessings for faithfulness to the covenant, and six of the tribes (Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali) stood in front of the Ark on Mount Ebal and shouted the curses for unfaithfulness. It is very possible that this ceremony was performed within a natural amphitheater that exists even today on both Gerizim and Ebal at the place shown on this map. By standing within the concave spaces of the two mountains, the tribes would have been both “on” the mountains (Deuteronomy 27:11-13) and “on opposite sides of” the Ark (Joshua 8:33), and they would have been entirely capable of hearing Joshua’s words as well as each other’s shouts of blessings and curses. As far as why Gerizim was assigned the place of blessing and Ebal the place of curses, it is not entirely clear, but it may be because the ancients typically regarded east as being in front of them, so Gerizim would have been located on their right, which was typically favored over the left. Also, commentators have often expressed confusion over the mention of “the arabah” and “Gilgal” in Deuteronomy 11, typically because it is assumed that they refer to the Jordan Valley and the Gilgal near Jericho, respectively. This author, however, is convinced that “the arabah” (often meaning, “plain”) refers to the small plain immediately east of Shechem. And “Gilgal” (meaning, “wheel/circle”) in this verse refers to a location just across the plain at Khirbet Gulegil. (The name “Gilgal” was likely applied to at least four locations throughout Canaan; see Joshua 4:19; 15:7; Judges 3:19; 2 Kings 2:1; 4:38; Deuteronomy 11:30.) Centuries later, a Samaritan temple was built atop Mount Gerizim after foreign peoples were resettled in Israel, and this is what the Samaritan woman was referring to when she said to Jesus, “Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem” (John 4:20). But Jesus replied to her, “Believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem….But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (John 4:21-23; see also “Shechem and the Hill Country of Samaria” map).
