Ceremony on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal
11 That same day Moses commanded the people:
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Once you have crossed over the Jordan River, the following tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
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And these are the tribes that will stand on Mount Ebal for the cursing: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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The Levites will address every individual Israelite with a loud voice:
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"Cursed is anyone who makes an idol or an image—things detestable to the LORD, made by artisans—and sets it up secretly." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who belittles their father or mother." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who tampers with their neighbor's property lines." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who misleads a blind person on a road." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who obstructs the legal rights of immigrants, orphans, or widows." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who has sex with his father's wife, because that exposes his father's private matters." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who has sex with any kind of animal." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who has sex with his sister, whether his father's daughter or his mother's daughter." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who has sex with his mother-in-law." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who kills his neighbor in secret." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who accepts money to kill an innocent person." All the people will reply: "We agree!"
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"Cursed is anyone who doesn't support the words of this Instruction by carrying them out." All the people will reply: "We agree!"