‏ Deuteronomy 27

1And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded, saying, Keep all these commands, all thatI command you this day. 2And it shall come to pass in the day when you⌃ shall cross over Jordan into the land whichthe Lord your God gives you, that you shall set up for yourself great stones, and shall plaster them withplaster. 3And you shall write on these stones all the words of this law, as soon as you⌃ have crossedJordan, when you⌃ are entered into the land, which the Lord God of your fathers gives you, a land flowingwith milk and honey, according as the Lord God of your fathers said to you. 4And it shall be as soon as you⌃ are gone over Jordan, you⌃ shall set up these stones,which I command you this day, on mount Gaebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster. 5And you shall build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shallnot lift up iron upon it. 6Of whole stones shall you build an altar to the Lord your God, and you shall offer uponit whole burnt offerings to the Lord your God. 7And you shall there offer a peace-offering; and you shall eat and be filled, and rejoicebefore the Lord your God. 8And you shall write upon the stones all this law very plainly. 9And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, Be silent and hear,O Israel; this day you are become a people to the Lord your God. 10And you shall hearken to the voice of the Lord your God, and shall do all his commands,and his ordinances, as many as I command you this day. 11And Moses charged the people on that day, saying, 12These shall stand to bless the people on mount Garizin having gone over Jordan; Symeon,Levi, Judas, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. 13And these shall stand for cursing on mount Gaebal; Ruben, Gad, and Aser, Zabulon, Dan,and Nephthali. 14And the Levites shall answer and say to all Israel with a loud voice, 15Cursedis the man whoever shall make a graven or molten image, an abomination to the Lord, the workof the hands of craftsmen, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say,So be it. 16Cursed is the man that dishonors his father or his mother: and all the people shall say,So be it. 17Cursed is he that removes his neighbor's landmarks: and all the people shall say, Sobe it. 18Cursed is he that makes the blind to wander in the way: and all the people shall say,So be it. 19Cursed is every one that shall pervert the judgment of the stranger, and orphan, andwidow: and all the people shall say, So be it. 20Cursed is he that lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father'sskirt: and all the people shall say, So be it. 21Cursed is he that lies with any beast: and all the people shall say, So be it. 22Cursed is he that lies with his sister by his father or his mother: and all the peopleshall say, So be it. 23Cursed is he that lies with his daughter-in-law: and all the people shall say, So beit. Cursed is he that lies with his wife's sister: and all the people shall say, So be it. 24Cursed is he that smites his neighbor secretly: and all the people shall say, So be it. 25Cursed is he whoever shall have taken a bribe to kill an innocent man: and all the peopleshall say, So be it. 26Cursed is every man that continues not in all the words of this law to do them: and allthe people shall say, So be it.

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