OET-RV DEU Chapter 27

27 Then Mosheh (Moses) and the Israeli elders commanded the people, “Follow all the instructions that I’m giving you today. 2 When you cross the Yarden river to enter the land that your god Yahweh is giving you, then you must stand up some tall pieces of rock and cover them with plaster.[ref] 3 Then write all these instructions onto them as soon as you’ve crossed the river, so that you can enter the very fertile land that your god Yahweh is giving you, as he had promised your ancestors. 4 Then after you’ve gone further in, stand some tall pieces of rock up on end on Mt. Ebal like I’ve told you, and cover them with plaster, 5 and build a stone altar there to offer sacrifices to your god Yahweh. Don’t use any iron tools to shape the stones.[ref] 6 You must built Yahweh’s altar with uncut stones. Then you can offer burnt sacrifices to your god Yahweh on it. 7 Also, you can sacrifice peace offerings and cheerfully eat them there in front of your god Yahweh. 8 When you write these instructions on those stones, you must write them very clearly.

9 Then Mosheh (Mosheh) along with the priests and the Levites, spoke to all Yisrael, “Be silent and listen, Yisrael. Today you have become the people of your god Yahweh. 10 So from now on, you must listen to what he says and follow all the instructions and rules that I’m giving you today.”

11 That same day, Mosheh told the people, 12 “After you’ve all crossed the Yarden river, the tribes of Simeon, Levi, Yehudah, Yissaskar, Yosef, and Benyamin must stand on Mt. Gerizim and bless the people.[ref] 13 Meanwhile, the tribes of Reuven, Gad, Asher, Zevulun, Dan, and Naftali must stand on Mt. Ebal to hear the curse.

14 Then the Levites will call out loudly to tell every Israeli:

15 ‘Anyone who makes a figure, whether carved from wood or cast from metal, and secretly sets it up to worship will be cursed because Yahweh abhors it.’[ref]

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

16 ‘Anyone who dishonours their father or mother will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

17 ‘Anyone who moves their boundary marker back into their neighbour’s property will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

18 ‘Anyone who leads a blind person down the wrong path will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

19 ‘Anyone who perverts justice for a foreigner or orphan or widow will be cursed.’[ref]

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

20 ‘Any man who sleeps with a wife of his father will be cursed because he’s exposed his father’s nakedness.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

21 ‘Anyone who has sex with an animal will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

22 ‘Any male who sleeps with his sister or his half sister will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

23 ‘Anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

24 ‘Anyone who secretly murders his neighbour will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

25 ‘Anyone who takes payment to murder an innocent person will be cursed.’

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

26 ‘Anyone who doesn’t follow all these instructions will be cursed.’[ref]

Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’