Deuteronomy 26:7

26:7 So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he ¹  heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.

Deuteronomy 27:4

27:4 So when you cross the Jordan you must erect on Mount Ebal ²  these stones about which I am commanding you today, and you must cover them with plaster.

Deuteronomy 31:28

31:28 Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them.

[26:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 26:2.

[27:4]  ² tc Smr reads “Mount Gerizim” for the MT reading “Mount Ebal” to justify the location of the Samaritan temple there in the postexilic period. This reading is patently self-serving and does not reflect the original. In the NT when the Samaritan woman of Sychar referred to “this mountain” as the place of worship for her community she obviously had Gerizim in mind (cf. John 4:20).