Deu 28:1-2 | NET2full | STEP | “ If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today , the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth .

‏ Deuteronomy 28:1-2

The Covenant Blessings

1 “If you indeed ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “indeed.”} obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving ^{▼▼tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 15).} you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth. 2 All these blessings will come to you in abundance ^{▼▼tn Heb “come upon you and overtake you” (so NASB, NRSV); NIV11 “come on you and accompany you.”} if you obey the Lord your God: