Deuteronomy 11

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 11 of 34

1 And you shall love Jehovah your God, and keep His charge, and His statutes and His judgments, and His commandments all the days.

2 And you know today, for I do not speak with your sons who have not known, and who have not seen the chastisement of Jehovah your God, His greatness, His mighty hand, and His stretched out arm,

3 and His signs, and His works which He did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and to all his land;

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Chapter Summary

An exhortation to obedience, 2 by their own experience of God's great works, 8 by promise of God's great blessings, 16 and by threats.

Key Hebrew Words

אָהֵב love H157 · TWOT 29
שָׁמַר keep, observe H8104 · TWOT 2414
מִצְוָה commandment H4687 · TWOT 1887b
מָטָר rain H4306 · TWOT 1187a
בְּרָכָה blessing H1293 · TWOT 285b
קְלָלָה curse H7045 · TWOT 2028d

People & Context

Moses

The speaker, exhorting Israel to love and obey Jehovah before crossing into the land.

Dathan

Son of Eliab the Reubenite whom the earth swallowed; cited as a warning of rebellion.

Abiram

Brother of Dathan, swallowed with him, his house, and all his living substance.

Eliab

Son of Pallu of Reuben; father of Dathan and Abiram.

Pharaoh

King of Egypt; recalled as the object of Jehovah's signs and mighty works.

Timeline

Remember What God Did in Egypt

Moses calls the people to remember what God did in Egypt, remembering the plagues, signs, and wonders against Pharaoh.

Deuteronomy 11:1-7
Contrast with Egypt

Moses contrasts the land of Canaan, which drinks rain from the heavens, with the irrigated land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 11:8-12
Obey and Receive Rain in Season

God promises that if they obey, God will send rain in season for their harvest.

Deuteronomy 11:13-15

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