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Deuteronomy 27 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The Altar at Mount Ebal

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Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep (remember, obey) all the commandments which I am commanding you today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:2 - “So it shall be on the day when you cross the Jordan to [enter] the land which the LORD your God gives you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and coat them with plaster (lime, whitewash).

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:3 - “You shall write on the stones all the words of this law when you cross over, so that you may go into the land which the LORD your God gives you, a land [of plenty] [fn]flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers has promised you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:4 - “Now when you cross the Jordan you shall set up these stones on Mount Ebal, just as I am commanding you today and coat them with plaster.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:5 - “There you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:6 - “You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with whole [uncut] stones, and offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:7 - and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and shall rejoice before the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:8 - “And you shall write very clearly on the stones all the words of this law.”

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Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, “Be silent and listen, O Israel! This day you have become a people for the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:10 - “So you shall obey the voice of the LORD your God, and do His commandments and statutes which I am commanding you today.”

The Curses of Mount Ebal

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Moses also commanded the people that day, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - “These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, [fn]Joseph, and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:13 - “These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse [for disobedience]: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:14 - “The Levites shall answer with a loud voice to all the men of Israel:

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‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved or cast image (idol), a repulsive thing to the LORD, the work of the hands of the artisan, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who dishonors (treats with contempt) his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary mark.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who misleads a blind person on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who distorts (perverts) the justice due to a stranger, an orphan, and a widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who is intimate with his father’s [former] wife, because he has [fn]violated what belongs to his father.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who is intimate with any animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who is intimate with his [half] sister, whether his father’s or his mother’s daughter.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who is intimate with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to strike down an innocent person.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them [keeping them, taking them to heart as the rule of his life].’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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AMP Footnotes
See note 26:9.
The tribes of the descendants of Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, stood together as the tribe of Joseph.
Lit uncovered his father’s skirt.
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