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The Altar on Mount Ebal
Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all these commands that I give you today.
Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all these commands that I give you today.
The Altar on Mount Ebal
Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today.
Then Moses and the leaders of Israel gave this charge to the people: “Obey all these commands that I am giving you today.
When you have crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster.
When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster.
Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.
Write this whole body of instruction on them when you cross the river to enter the land the LORD your God is giving you — a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you.
And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I command you today, and coat them with plaster.
When you cross the Jordan, set up these stones at Mount Ebal and coat them with plaster, as I am commanding you today.
Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them.
“Then build an altar there to the LORD your God, using natural, uncut stones. You must not shape the stones with an iron tool.
Build the altar of the Lord your God with fieldstones and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
Build the altar of uncut stones, and use it to offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God.
Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God.
Also sacrifice peace offerings on it, and celebrate by feasting there before the LORD your God.
And you shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up.”
You must clearly write all these instructions on the stones coated with plaster.”
Curses From Mount Ebal
Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God.
Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God.
Then Moses and the Levitical priests addressed all Israel as follows: “O Israel, be quiet and listen! Today you have become the people of the LORD your God.
Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.”
So you must obey the LORD your God by keeping all these commands and decrees that I am giving you today.”
On the same day Moses commanded the people:
Curses from Mount Ebal
That same day Moses also gave this charge to the people:
When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph and Benjamin.
“When you cross the Jordan River, the tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin must stand on Mount Gerizim to proclaim a blessing over the people.
And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.
And the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali must stand on Mount Ebal to proclaim a curse.
The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:
“Then the Levites will shout to all the people of Israel:
“Cursed is anyone who makes an idol — a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands — and sets it up in secret.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the LORD.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who steals property from a neighbor by moving a boundary marker.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with one of his father’s wives, for he has violated his father.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with an animal.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his sister, whether she is the daughter of his father or his mother.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who has sexual intercourse with his mother-in-law.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who attacks a neighbor in secret.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
“Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
‘Cursed is anyone who accepts payment to kill an innocent person.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’