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25 Moses commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, saying,
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he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD:
26 "Take this book of the law and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God; let it remain there as a witness against you.
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“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. There it will remain as a witness against you.
27 For I know well how rebellious and stubborn you are. If you already have been so rebellious toward the Lord while I am still alive among you, how much more after my death!
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For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after I die!
28 Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officials, so that I may recite these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.
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Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call the heavens and the earth to testify against them.
29 For I know that after my death you will surely act corruptly, turning aside from the way that I have commanded you. In time to come trouble will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger through the work of your hands."
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For I know that after my death you are sure to become utterly corrupt and to turn from the way I have commanded you. In days to come, disaster will fall on you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD and arouse his anger by what your hands have made.”
30 Then Moses recited the words of this song, to the very end, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel:
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And Moses recited the words of this song from beginning to end in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel:
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