1Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.
2And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster.[ † ]Joshua 4:1Joshua 8:32 3Write 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, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you.[ † ]Exodus 3:8 4And 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.[ † ]Deuteronomy 11:29Joshua 8:30-31
5Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them.[ † ]Exodus 20:25Joshua 8:31 6You shall build the altar of the Lord your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the Lord your God. 7There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God.[ † ]Deuteronomy 26:11 8And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”[ † ]Joshua 8:32
9Then 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.[ † ]Deuteronomy 26:18 10You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God and follow His commandments and statutes I am giving you today.”
11On that day Moses commanded the people: 12“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.[ † ]Deuteronomy 11:29Joshua 8:33Judges 9:7 13And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.[ † ]Deuteronomy 11:29Joshua 8:33
14Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:[ † ]Deuteronomy 33:10Joshua 8:33Daniel 9:11 15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Exodus 20:4-23Exodus 34:17Leviticus 19:4Leviticus 26:1Deuteronomy 4:16-23Isaiah 44:9Hosea 13:2Numbers 5:22Jeremiah 11:51 Corinthians 14:16 16‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Exodus 20:12Leviticus 19:3Leviticus 20:9Deuteronomy 5:16Deuteronomy 21:18-21Ezekiel 22:7 17‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Deuteronomy 19:14Proverbs 22:28 18‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Leviticus 19:14 19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Exodus 22:21-22Exodus 23:9Leviticus 19:33Deuteronomy 10:18Deuteronomy 24:17 20‘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!’[ † ]Leviticus 18:8Leviticus 20:11Deuteronomy 22:301 Corinthians 5:1 21‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Exodus 22:19Leviticus 18:23Leviticus 20:15-16 22‘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!’[ † ]Leviticus 18:9 23‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Leviticus 18:17Leviticus 20:14 24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Exodus 20:13Exodus 21:12Leviticus 24:17Numbers 35:30-31 25‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Exodus 23:7Psalms 15:5Ezekiel 22:12 26‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’[ † ]Psalms 119:21Jeremiah 11:3Galatians 3:10