“1 And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying,
Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. 2 And it shall
be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the
LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and
plaister them with plaister: 3 And thou shalt write upon them all the
words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in
unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth
with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, [that] ye shall set
up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou
shalt plaister them with plaister. 5 And there shalt thou build an altar
unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any]
iron [tool] upon them. 6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God
of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the
LORD thy God: 7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat
there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God. 8 And thou shalt write upon
the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 9 And Moses and the
priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and
hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy
God. 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do
his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.”
“11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall
stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over
Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and
Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben,
Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall
speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed
[be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination
unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it]
in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 16
Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all
the people shall say, Amen. 17 Cursed [be] he that removeth his
neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 18 Cursed [be]
he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people
shall say, Amen. 19 Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the
stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 20
Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth
his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. 21 Cursed [be]
he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say,
Amen. 22 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his
father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say,
Amen. 23 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the
people shall say, Amen. 24 Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour
secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. 25 Cursed [be] he that
taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say,
Amen. 26 Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of this law
to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.” (Deuteronomy 27:1-26
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