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Then
Moses and the
elders of
Israel charged the
people,
saying,
"Keep all the
commandments which I
command you
today.
r{mael ~'['h -t,a lea'r.fIy yen.qiz.w h,v{m w;c.y;w ? h/W;c.m yik{n'a r,v]a h'w.ciM;h -l'K -t,a r{m'v ? ~w{Y;h ~,k.t,a
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"So it shall be on the
day when you
cross the
Jordan to the
land which the
LORD your
God gives you, that you shall
set up for yourself
large stones and
coat them with
lime
#,r'a'h -l,a !eD.r;Y;h -t,a .Wr.b;[;T r,v]a ~w{Y;B h'y'h.w ? '$.l 't{meq]h;w .$'l !et{n '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y -r,v]a ? dyiF;B ~'t{a 'T.d;f.w tw{l{d.G ~yin'b]a
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and
write on them
all the
words of
this law, when you
cross over,
so that you may
enter the
land which the
LORD your
God gives you, a
land flowing with
milk and
honey, as the
LORD, the
God of your
fathers,
promised you.
h'rw{T;h yer.biD -l'K -t,a !,hyel][ 'T.b;t'k.w ? #,r'a'h -l,a a{b'T r,v]a !;[;m.l '$,r.b'[.B ta{Z;h ? t;b'z #,r,a '$.l !et{n '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y -r,v]a ? '$y,t{b]a -yeh{l/a h'wh.y r,BiD r,v]a;K v;b.d.W b'l'x ? .$'l
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"So it shall be when you
cross the
Jordan, you shall
set up on
Mount Ebal,
these stones, as I am
commanding you
today, and you shall
coat them with
lime.
~yin'b]a'h -t,a .Wmyiq'T !eD.r;Y;h -t,a ~,k.r.b'[.B h'y'h.w ? r;h.B ~w{Y;h ~,k.t,a h/W;c.m yik{n'a r,v]a h,Lea'h ? dyiF;B ~'tw{a 'T.d;f.w l'bye[
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"Moreover, you shall
build there an
altar to the
LORD your
God, an
altar of
stones; you shall not
wield an
iron tool on them.
x;B.zim '$y,h{l/a h'why;l ;xeB.zim ~'V 'tyin'b.W ? l,z.r;B ~,hyel][ @yin't -a{l ~yin'b]a
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"You shall
build the
altar of the
LORD your
God of
uncut stones, and you shall
offer on it
burnt offerings to the
LORD your
God;
h'wh.y x;B.zim -t,a h,n.biT tw{mel.v ~yin'b]a ? '$y,h{l/a h'why;l t{lw{[ wy'l'[ 'tyil][;h.w '$y,h{l/a
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and you shall
sacrifice peace offerings and
eat there, and
rejoice before the
LORD your
God.
yen.pil 'T.x;m'f.w ~'V 'T.l;k'a.w ~yim'l.v 'T.x;b'z.w ? '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y
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"You shall
write on the
stones all the
words of
this law very distinctly."
h'rw{T;h yer.biD -l'K -t,a ~yin'b]a'h -l;[ 'T.b;t'k.w ? bejyeh rea;B ta{Z;h
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Then
Moses and the
Levitical priests spoke to
all Israel,
saying, "Be
silent and
listen, O
Israel!
This day you have
become a
people for the
LORD your
God.
lea'r.fIy -l'K l,a ~iYiw.l;h ~yin]h{K;h.w h,v{m reB;d.y;w ? 'tyey.hin h,Z;h ~w{Y;h lea'r.fIy [;m.v.W teK.s;h r{mael ? '$y,h{l/a h'why;l ~'[.l
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"You shall therefore
obey * the
LORD your
God, and
do His
commandments and His
statutes which I
command you
today."
q]w't{w.cim -t,a 'tyif'[.w '$y,h{l/a h'wh.y lw{q.B 'T.[;m'v.w ? ~w{Y;h '$..W;c.m yik{n'a r,v]a wy'QUx -t,a.w
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Moses also
charged the
people on that
day,
saying,
r{mael a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ~'['h -t,a h,v{m w;c.y;w
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"When you
cross the
Jordan,
these shall
stand on
Mount Gerizim to
bless the
people:
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar,
Joseph, and
Benjamin.
~yizir.G r;h -l;[ ~'['h -t,a .$er'b.l .Wd.m;[;y h,Lea ? h'd.Whyiw yiwel.w !w{[.miv !eD.r;Y;h -t,a ~,k.r.b'[.B ? !im'y.nib.W @esw{y.w r'kf'FIy.w
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"For the
curse,
these shall
stand on
Mount Ebal:
Reuben,
Gad,
Asher,
Zebulun,
Dan, and
Naphtali.
!eb.Wa.r l'bye[ r;h.B h'l'l.Q;h -l;[ .Wd.m;[;y h,Lea.w ? yil'T.p;n.w !'D !Ul.Wb.z.W rev'a.w d'G
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"The
Levites shall then
answer and
say to
all the
men of
Israel with a
loud voice,
lea'r.fIy vyia -l'K -l,a .Wr.m'a.w ~iYiw.l;h .Wn'[.w ? ~'r lw{q
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'Cursed is the
man who makes an
idol or a
molten image, an
abomination to the
LORD, the
work of the
hands of the
craftsman, and
sets it up in
secret.' And
all the
people shall
answer and
say,
'Amen.'
t;b][w{T h'keS;m.W l,s,p h,f][;y r,v]a vyia'h r.Wr'a ? .Wn'[.w r,t'S;B ~'f.w v'r'x yed.y hef][;m h'wh.y ? !em'a .Wr.m'a.w ~'['h -l'k
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'Cursed is he who
dishonors his
father or
mother.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w w{Mia.w wyib'a h,l.q;m r.Wr'a ? !em'a
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'Cursed is he who
moves his
neighbor's boundary mark.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w .Whe[er l.Wb.G gyiS;m r.Wr'a ? !em'a
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'Cursed is he who
misleads a
blind person on the
road.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w .$,r'D;B re.Wi[ h,G.v;m r.Wr'a ? !em'a
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'Cursed is he who
distorts the
justice due an
alien,
orphan, and
widow.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
r;m'a.w h'n'm.l;a.w ~w{t'y -reG j;P.vim h,J;m r.Wr'a ? !em'a ~'['h -l'K
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'Cursed is he who
lies with his
father's wife,
because he has
uncovered his
father's skirt.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
@;n.K h'Lig yiK wyib'a t,vea -mi[ bek{v r.Wr'a ? !em'a ~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w wyib'a
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'Cursed is he who
lies with
any animal.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w h'meh.B -l'K -mi[ bek{v r.Wr'a ? !em'a
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'Cursed is he who
lies with his
sister, the
daughter of his
father or of his
mother.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
w{Mia -t;b w{a wyib'a -t;B w{t{x]a -mi[ bek{v r.Wr'a ? !em'a ~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w
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'Cursed is he who
lies with his
mother-in-law.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w w{T.n;t{x -mi[ bek{v r.Wr'a ? !em'a
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'Cursed is he who
strikes his
neighbor in
secret.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w r,t'S;B .Whe[er heK;m r.Wr'a ? !em'a
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'Cursed is he who
accepts a
bribe to
strike down an
innocent person.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
r;m'a.w yiq'n ~'D v,p,n tw{K;h.l d;x{v ;xeq{l r.Wr'a ? !em'a ~'['h -l'K
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'Cursed is he
who does not
confirm the
words of
this law by
doing them.' And
all the
people shall
say,
'Amen.'
ta{Z;h -h'rw{T;h yer.biD -t,a ~yiq'y -a{l r,v]a r.Wr'a ? !em'a ~'['h -l'K r;m'a.w ~'tw{a tw{f][;l