Chapter 27 And Moses with the
elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the
commandments which I command you this day. And it shall be
on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which
the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great
stones, and plaster them with plaster. and thou shalt write
upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over,
that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth
thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey, as the Lord God
of thy fathers hath promised thee. Therefore it shall be,
when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones
which I command you this day in Mount Ebel, and thou shalt
plaster them with plaster. And there shalt thou build an
altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones. Thou shalt
not lift up any iron tool upon them. Thou shalt build the altar
of the Lord thy God of whole stones, and thou shalt offer
burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God. And thou shalt
offer peace offerings, and thou shalt eat there and rejoice before
the Lord thy God. and thou shalt write upon the
stones all the words of this law very plainly. And Moses and
the priests and Levites spake unto Israel, saying, Take heed,
and hearken, O Israel, this day thou art become the people of
the Lord thy God. Thou shalt therefore obey the
voice of the Lord thy God, and do His commandments and His statutes,
which I command thee this day. And Moses charged the people
the same day, saying, These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless
the people when ye are come over Jordan, Simeon, and Levi, and
Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin. And these shall
stand upon Mount Ebal to curse Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun,
Dan, and Naphtali. And the Levites shall speak and
say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, Cursed be
the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination
unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsmen, and putteth
in a secret place. And all the people shall answer
and say, Amen. Cursed be he that setteth light
by his father or his mother, and all the people shall say,
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark, and all
the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that maketh the
blind to wander out of the way, and all the people shall say,
Amen. Cursed be he that perverteth
the judgment of the stranger, fatherless and widow, and all
the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with
his father's wife, because he uncovereth his father's skirt,
and all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that lieth
with any manner of beast, and all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that lieth with
his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his
mother, and all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that
lieth with his mother-in-law, and all the people shall say,
Amen. Cursed be he that smiteth his
neighbors secretly, and all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed
be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person, and all the
people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that confirmeth
not all the words of this law to do them, and all the people
shall say, Amen.