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1 And Moses with the ancients of Israel commanded the people, saying: Keep every commandment that I command you this day.
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Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged all the people as follows: Keep the entire commandment that I am commanding you today.
2 And when you are passed over the Jordan into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, thou shalt set up great stones, and shalt plaster them over with plaster,
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On the day that you cross over the Jordan into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall set up large stones and cover them with plaster.
3 That thou mayst write on them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over the Jordan: that thou mayst enter into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as he swore to thy fathers.
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You shall write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over, to enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, promised you.
4 Therefore when you are passed over the Jordan, set up the stones which I command you this day, in mount Hebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster:
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So when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, about which I am commanding you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall cover them with plaster.
5 And thou shalt build there an altar to the Lord thy God, of stones which iron hath not touched,
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And you shall build an altar there to the Lord your God, an altar of stones on which you have not used an iron tool.
6 And of stones not fashioned nor polished: and thou shalt offer upon it holocausts to the Lord thy God:
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You must build the altar of the Lord your God of unhewn stones. Then offer up burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God,
7 And shalt immolate peace victims, and eat there, and feast before the Lord thy God.
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make sacrifices of well-being, and eat them there, rejoicing before the Lord your God.
8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law plainly and clearly.
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You shall write on the stones all the words of this law very clearly.
9 And Moses and the priests of the race of Levi said to all Israel: Attend, and hear, O Israel: This day thou art made the people of the Lord thy God:
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Then Moses and the levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying: Keep silence and hear, O Israel! This very day you have become the people of the Lord your God.
10 Thou shalt hear his voice, and do the commandments and justices which I command thee.
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Therefore obey the Lord your God, observing his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today.
11 And Moses commanded the people in that day, saying:
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The same day Moses charged the people as follows:
12 These shall stand upon mount Garizim to bless the people, when you are passed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
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When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim for the blessing of the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
13 And over against them shall stand on mount Hebal to curse: Ruben, Gad, and Aser, and Zabulon, Dan, and Nephtali.
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And these shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
14 And the Levites shall pronounce, and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice:
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Then the Levites shall declare in a loud voice to all the Israelites:
15 Cursed be the man that maketh a graven and molten thing, the abomination of the Lord, the work of the hands of artificers, and shall put it in a secret place: and all the people shall answer and say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who makes an idol or casts an image, anything abhorrent to the Lord, the work of an artisan, and sets it up in secret." All the people shall respond, saying, "Amen!"
16 Cursed be he that honoureth not his father and mother: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who dishonors father or mother." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmarks: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who moves a neighbor's boundary marker." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of his way: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind person on the road." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
19 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
20 Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who lies with his father's wife, because he has violated his father's rights." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
21 Cursed be he that lieth with any beast: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who lies with any animal." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
22 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who lies with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
23 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who lies with his mother-in-law." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
24 Cursed be he that secretly killeth his neighbour: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who strikes down a neighbor in secret." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
25 Cursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent person: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
26 Cursed be he that abideth not in the words of this law, and fulfilleth them not in work: and all the people shall say: Amen.
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"Cursed be anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by observing them." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
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