Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 11:26
See, today I am setting before you a blessing and a curse—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, closing his covenant renewal address before they cross the Jordan. He presents a formal, immediate choice at the threshold of conquest.
The words — The Hebrew רְאֵה (re'eh) commands "see," and נֹתֵן (noten) means "[am] setting," framing the declaration as an active, present divine placement of two opposing outcomes.
The thread — This dual presentation recurs in Deuteronomy 30:1 and Deuteronomy 30:15, and is later cited in Galatians 3:10 regarding the curse of the law.
Why it lands — The verse demands a conscious recognition of the immediate choice between obedience and disobedience, placing the responsibility for the resulting outcome directly on the listener's decision.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 30:1 “When all these things come upon you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you call them to mind in all the nations to which the LORD your God has banished you,
- Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster.
- Galatians 3:10 All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
- Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”