Verses 3-6
3-6. Blessed shall thou be The manifold blessings in all the relations of life are expressed by six beatitudes. Israel will be blessed in the city and in the country; will be blessed with children, with productive fields, with countless flocks and herds; will be blessed in baskets in which the fruits are kept and in which provisions were carried; blessed in the kneading-trough in which the daily food was prepared; blessed will the nation be in all its relations.
Thy basket and thy store The word rendered basket is the common basket or bag that is used in the East for carrying such articles as might be needed for personal use. Comp. John 13:29. Store should be translated kneading-trough. The Hebrew word here used is the same as we have in Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34, where it is correctly translated. Comp. Psalms 121:8.
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