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Deut.|27:1|-|And Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying, Keep the whole commandment which I am commanding you today.
Deut.|27:2|-|And in the day when you |a|cross over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah your God is giving you, you shall erect for yourself large stones; and you shall coat them with plaster.
Deut.|27:3|-|And you shall |a|write upon them |1|all the words of this law when you cross over, in order that you may enter the land which Jehovah your God is giving you, a land flowing with |b|milk and honey, as Jehovah, the God of your fathers, promised to you.
Deut.|27:4|-|And when you cross over the Jordan, you shall erect these stones, concerning which I am commanding you today, on |a|Mount Ebal; and you shall coat them with plaster.
Deut.|27:5|-||a|And you shall build there an |1|altar to Jehovah your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an |2|iron tool upon them;
Deut.|27:6|-|With unhewn stones you shall build the altar of Jehovah your God. Then you shall offer up burnt offerings upon it to Jehovah your God;
Deut.|27:7|-|And you shall sacrifice peace offerings and eat there, and you shall rejoice before Jehovah your God.
Deut.|27:8|-|Then you shall |a|write upon the stones all the words of this law very clearly.
Deut.|27:9|-|And Moses, with the Levitical priests, spoke to all Israel, saying, Be silent and hear, O Israel; this day you have become the people of Jehovah your God.
Deut.|27:10|-|Therefore you shall listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, and do His commandments and His statutes, which I am commanding you today.
Deut.|27:11|-|And Moses commanded the people on that day, saying,
Deut.|27:12|-|These shall stand upon |a|Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you cross over the Jordan: Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Joseph and Benjamin;
Deut.|27:13|-|And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal for |a|cursing: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
Deut.|27:14|-|And the Levites shall respond and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
Deut.|27:15|-|Cursed is the man who |a|makes an idol or a molten image, an abomination to Jehovah, the work of the craftsman’s hands, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, |1b|Amen.
Deut.|27:16|-|Cursed is he who |a|dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:17|-|Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s |a|boundary marker. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:18|-|Cursed is he who leads astray a |a|blind man on the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:19|-|Cursed is he who distorts justice due a |a|sojourner, an orphan, or a widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:20|-|Cursed is he who lies with his |a|father’s wife, for he uncovers the skirt of his father’s garment. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:21|-|Cursed is he who lies with any |a|animal. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:22|-|Cursed is he who lies with his |a|sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:23|-|Cursed is he who lies with his |a|mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:24|-|Cursed is he who |a|slays his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:25|-|Cursed is he who |a|takes payment to slay someone of innocent blood. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deut.|27:26|-||a|Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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