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.