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And it came to pass that Moses, with the Elders of Israel commanded the people, saying: Keep all the mitzvotha which I command you this day.
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And it shall be, on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which YHVHa, thy Elohimb, giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones and plaster them with plaster;
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And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this Toraha when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which YHVH, thy Elohim, giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as YHVH, the Elohim of thy fathers hath promised thee;
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Therefore, it shall be, when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day; and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.
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And there shalt thou build an altar unto YHVH, thy Elohim, an altar of stones; thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
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Thou shalt build the altar of YHVH, thy Elohim, of whole stones; and thou shalt offer thy offerings thereon unto YHVH, thy Elohim;
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And thou shalt offer peace offeringsa, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before YHVH, thy Elohim.
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And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this Torah very plainly.
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¶ And Moses and the Priests spoke unto all Israel, saying: Take heed and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of YHVH, thy Elohim;
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Thou shalt, therefore, obey the voice of YHVH, thy Elohim, and do His mitzvotha and obey His statutes which I command thee this day.
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¶ And Moses charged the people the same day, saying: These shall stand upon the Mount Gerizima to bless the people when ye are come over Jordan: Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin;
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And these shall stand upon Mount Ebala to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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¶ And the Levites shall speak and say unto all of Israel with a loud voice: Cursed be they that maketh any graven or moltena image, which is detestable before YHVH, the work of the hands of man, and putteth it in a secret place; and all the people shall answer and say: So mote it be!
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Curseda shall be they that degrade their father or their mother: And all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed shall be they that removeth boundary mark of their neighbor; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be they that maketh the blind to wander out in the road; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be they that pervert the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow; and all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth the garments of his father; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be they that lieth with any manner of beast; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be they that smiteth their neighbor in secret; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed be they that taketh reward to slay an innocent person; and all the people shall say: So mote it be!
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Cursed shall be they that confirmeth not all the words of this Toraha, to do them; and all the people shall say: So mote it be; Amen!