¹ And Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I^▵ command you today.

² And it shall be, in the day that you shall cross·​·over the Jordan to the land which Jehovah thy God gives to thee, that thou shalt raise·​·up for thee great stones, and lime them with lime.

³ And thou shalt write on them all the words of this law, when thou hast crossed·​·over, so·​·that thou mayest go·​·in to^▵ the land which Jehovah thy God gives to thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as^◦ Jehovah the God of thy fathers has spoken to thee.

⁴ And it shall be when you cross·​·over the Jordan, that you shall raise·​·up in Mount Ebal these stones, which I^▵ command you today, and thou shalt lime them with lime.

⁵ And there shalt thou build an altar to Jehovah thy God, an altar of stones; thou shalt not move^* any iron tool on them.

⁶ Thou shalt build the altar of Jehovah thy God of whole stones, and thou shalt offer up burnt·​·offerings thereon to Jehovah thy God.

⁷ And thou shalt sacrifice peace·​·offerings, and shalt eat there, and be·​·glad before Jehovah thy God.

⁸ And thou shalt write on the stones all the words of this law to make· them good and ·plain.

⁹ And Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to^▵ all Israel, saying, Take·​·heed^◦, and hear O Israel; this day thou hast become the people of Jehovah thy God.

¹⁰ And thou shalt obey the voice of Jehovah thy God, and do His commandments and His statutes, which I^▵ command thee today.

¹¹ And Moses commanded the people in that^◦ day, saying,

¹² These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed·​·over Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin;

¹³ and these shall stand on^◦ Mount Ebal for the cursing^◦: Reuben, Gad and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.

¹⁴ And the Levites shall answer and say to all the men^◦ of Israel with a voice lifted·​·up,

¹⁵ Cursed be the man^◦ that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination to Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a hidden place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

¹⁶ Cursed be he that reviles his father and his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹⁷ Cursed be he that takes·​·away the border marker of his companion. And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹⁸ Cursed be he that makes the blind to wander in the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹⁹ Cursed be he who distorts^◦ the judgment of the sojourner, orphan, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁰ Cursed be he who lies with the wife of his father; for he has uncovered the wing of the garment of his father. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²¹ Cursed be he who lies with any beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²² Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²³ Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁴ Cursed be he that smites his companion in a hidden way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁵ Cursed be he that takes a bribe to smite a soul having innocent blood. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁶ Cursed be he that secures^▵ not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

¹ And the men^◦ of Kiriath-jearim came, and brought·​·up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it to^▵ the house of Abinadab in Gibeah, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.

² And it was, from the day that the ark sat in Kiriath-jearim, that the days were·​·multiplied, and they were twenty years; and all the house of Israel wailed^◦ after Jehovah.

³ And Samuel said to^▵ all the house of Israel, saying, If with all your heart you^◦ return to^▵ Jehovah, remove the foreign gods from your midst, and the Ashtaroth, and prepare your heart to^▵ Jehovah, and serve Him alone, then He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.

⁴ And the sons of Israel removed the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah alone.

⁵ And Samuel said, Bring·​·together all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for^▫ you unto^▵ Jehovah.

⁶ And they came·​·together toward Mizpah, and drew^◦ water, and spilled it before Jehovah, and fasted in that^◦ day, and said there, We have sinned against Jehovah. And Samuel judged the sons of Israel in Mizpah.

⁷ And the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had come·​·together to Mizpah, and the satraps of the Philistines went·​·up against^▵ Israel. And the sons of Israel heard it, and they feared before the Philistines.

⁸ And the sons of Israel said to^▵ Samuel, Be· not ·silent from crying to^▵ Jehovah our God from us, and He will save us from the hand of the Philistines.

⁹ And Samuel took one young· suckling ·lamb^*, and offered· it ·up for a burnt·​·offering, wholly to Jehovah; and Samuel cried unto^▵ Jehovah for^▫ Israel, and Jehovah answered him.

¹⁰ And it was, that Samuel was offering·​·up the burnt·​·offering, and the Philistines approached to battle with Israel, that Jehovah thundered with a great voice on^◦ that^◦ day against the Philistines, and routed them; and they were stricken before Israel.

¹¹ And the men^◦ of Israel went·​·out from Mizpah and they pursued the Philistines, and they smote them until under Beth-car.

¹² And Samuel took one stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, and said, Hitherto has Jehovah helped us.

¹³ And the Philistines were humbled, and they came not again into the border of Israel; and the hand of Jehovah was upon the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

¹⁴ And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were returned to Israel, from Ekron even·​·to Gath; and the borders thereof did Israel rescue out of the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorite.

¹⁵ And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

¹⁶ And he went^◦ from year to year, and went·​·around from Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all these places.

¹⁷ And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto Jehovah.