Deuteronomy 27

Revised Geneva Translation

27 Then Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people, saying, “Keep all the Commandments which I command you this day.

² “And when you shall pass over Jordan, to the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall set yourself up great stones and plaster them with plaster.

³ “And when you come over, write all the words of this Law upon them, so that you may go into the land which the LORD your God gives you (a land that flows with milk and honey, as the LORD God of your fathers has promised you).

⁴ “Therefore, when you shall pass over Jordan, you shall set up these stones which I command you this day on Mount Ebal. And you shall plaster them with plaster.

⁵ “And there you shall build an Altar to the LORD your God, an Altar of stones. You shall lift no iron to them.

⁶ “You shall make the Altar of the LORD your God out of whole stones, and offer upon it Burnt Offerings to the LORD your God.

⁷ “And you shall offer Peace Offerings, and shalt eat there and rejoice before the LORD your God.

⁸ “And you shall write all the words of this Law upon the stones, well and plainly.”

⁹ And Moses and the priests of the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and hear, O Israel. This day you have become the people of the LORD your God.

¹⁰ “You shall therefore obey the Voice of the LORD your God, and do His Commandments and His Ordinances which I command you this day.”

¹¹ And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

¹² “These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim, to bless the people when you shall pass over Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

¹³ “And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal, to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

¹⁴ “And the Levites shall answer and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

¹⁵ ‘Cursed is the man who shall make any carved or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman—and puts it in a secret place.’ And all the people shall answer and say: ‘So be it’.

¹⁶ ‘Cursed is he who curses his father and his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

¹⁷ ‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s boundary.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

¹⁸ ‘Cursed is he who makes the blind misstep.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

¹⁹ ‘Cursed is he who hinders the right of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²⁰ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his father’s wife, for he has uncovered his father’s extremity.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²¹ ‘Cursed is he who lies with any beast.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²² ‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²³ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²⁴ ‘Cursed is he who slanders his neighbor.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²⁵ ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.

²⁶ ‘Cursed is he who does not establish all the words of this Law, to do them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘So be it’.