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13 “And it will be that, (A)if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, (B)to love Yahweh your God and to serve Him (C)with all your heart and all your soul, 14 that [a](D)I, Yahweh, will give the rain for your land in its season, the [b](E)early and [c]late rains, that you may gather in your grain and your new wine and your oil. 15 (F)And [d]I will give [e]grass in your fields for your cattle, and (G)you will eat and be satisfied. 16 [f](H)Beware lest your hearts be deceived, and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them, 17 and (I)the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you, and He will (J)shut up the heavens (K)so that there will be no rain and the ground will not yield its fruit; and (L)you will perish quickly from the good land which Yahweh is giving you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 11:14 Some ancient versions He
  2. Deuteronomy 11:14 Autumn
  3. Deuteronomy 11:14 Spring
  4. Deuteronomy 11:15 Some ancient versions He
  5. Deuteronomy 11:15 Or plants, cf. Gen 2:15
  6. Deuteronomy 11:16 Lit Watch yourselves

13 Now, if you completely obey God’s[a] commandments that I am giving you right now, by loving the Lord your God and by serving him with all your heart and all your being, 14 then he[b] will provide rain for your land at the right time—early rain and late rain—so you can stock up your grain, wine, and oil. 15 He[c] will also make your fields lush for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied. 16 But watch yourselves! Otherwise, your heart might be led astray so you stray away, serving other gods and worshipping them. 17 Then the Lord’s anger would burn against you. He will close the sky up tight. There won’t be any rain, and the ground won’t yield any of its crops. You will quickly disappear off the wonderful land the Lord is giving to you.

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  1. Deuteronomy 11:13 LXX his; MT my
  2. Deuteronomy 11:14 Sam, LXX, DSS (8QMez); Heb, Vulg, Syr, Tg, and several DSS I, in which case the text shifts to direct divine discourse.
  3. Deuteronomy 11:15 Sam, LXX, two DSS; Heb, four DSS, Syr, Tg I, in which case the text shifts to direct divine discourse.