CHAPTER 27
Then Moses
and the elders
of Israel
commanded
the people,
“Keep
all
the commandments
I
am giving
you
today.
And
on the day
you cross
the Jordan
into
the land
the LORD
your God
is giving you,
you are to set up
large
stones
and coat
them
with plaster.
Write
on them
all
the words
of this
law
when you have crossed over
to
enter
the land
the LORD
your God
is giving you,
a land
flowing
with milk
and honey,
just as
the LORD,
the God
of your fathers,
has promised you.
And
when you have crossed
the Jordan,
you are to set up
these
stones
on Mount
Ebal,
as
I
am commanding you today,
and you are to coat
them
with plaster.
Moreover, you shall build
there
an altar
to the LORD
your God,
an altar of
stones.
You must not
use
any iron tool
on them.
You shall build
the altar
of the LORD
your God
with uncut
stones
and offer
upon it
burnt offerings
to the LORD
your God.
There
you are to sacrifice
your peace offerings,
eating them
and rejoicing
in the presence
of the LORD
your God.
Then Moses
and the Levitical
priests
spoke
to
all
Israel:
“Be silent,
O Israel,
and listen!
This
day
you have become
the people
of the LORD
your God.
You shall therefore obey
the voice
of the LORD
your God
and follow
His commandments
and statutes
I
am giving you today.”
“When you have crossed
the Jordan,
these tribes
shall stand
on
Mount
Gerizim
to bless
the people:
Simeon,
Levi,
Judah,
Issachar,
Joseph,
and Benjamin.
And these tribes
shall stand
on Mount
Ebal
to
deliver the curse:
Reuben,
Gad,
Asher,
Zebulun,
Dan,
and Naphtali.
‘Cursed is
the man
who
makes
a carved idol
or molten image—
which is detestable
to the LORD,
the work of
the hands
of a craftsman—
and sets it up
in secret.’
And let all
the people
say,
‘Amen!’
‘Cursed is
he who withholds
justice
from the foreigner,
the fatherless,
or the widow.’
And let all
the people
say,
‘Amen!’
‘Cursed is
he who sleeps
with
his father’s
wife,
for
he has violated
his father’s
marriage bed.’
And let all
the people
say,
‘Amen!’
‘Cursed is
he who sleeps
with
his sister,
the daughter of
his father
or
the daughter of
his mother.’
And let all
the people
say,
‘Amen!’
‘Cursed is
he who accepts
a bribe
to kill
an innocent
person.’
And let all
the people
say,
‘Amen!’
‘Cursed is
he who
does not
put
the words
of this
law
into practice.’
And let all
the people
say,
‘Amen!’”