\id DEU  
\h Deuteronomy 
\toc1 Deuteronomy 
\toc2 Deuteronomy 
\mt1 Deuteronomy  
\c 1  
\s1 The Covenant Setting  
\p
\v 1  \w This|strong="H0428"\w* \w is what|strong="H0834"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the assembly|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in the Transjordanian|strong="H3383"\w* \w wastelands|strong="H4057"\w*, \w the arid country|strong="H6160"\w* \w opposite|strong="H4136"\w* \w Suph|strong="H5489"\w*, \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w Paran|strong="H6290"\w* \w and Tophel|strong="H8603"\w*, \w Laban|strong="H3837"\w*, \w Hazeroth|strong="H2698"\w*, \w and Di Zahab|strong="H1774"\w*  
\v 2  \w Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day|strong="H3117"\w* \w journey|strong="H2722"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w to Kadesh Barnea|strong="H6947"\w* \w by way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*.  
\v 3  \w However, it was not until|strong="H0259"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w first|strong="H0259"\w* \w day|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the eleventh|strong="H6240"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w of the fortieth|strong="H0705"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w that Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w addressed|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w him to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H6680"\w*.  
\v 4  \w This took place after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the defeat|strong="H5221"\w* \w of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of the Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*, \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w capital|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, \w and King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*, \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w capital|strong="H3427"\w* \w was|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Ashtaroth|strong="H6252"\w*, \w specifically in Edrei|strong="H0154"\w*.  
\v 5  \w So it was in the Transjordan|strong="H3383"\w*, \w in Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w that Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w began|strong="H2974"\w* \w to deliver|strong="H0874"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w words|strong="H8451"\w*:   
\s1 Events \w at|strong="H3383"\w* Horeb  
\p
\v 6  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us at Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w and said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “You have stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the area of this|strong="H2088"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w long enough|strong="H7227"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Get up now,|strong="H6437"\w* \w resume|strong="H6437"\w* \w your journey|strong="H5265"\w*, \w heading|strong="H0935"\w* \w for|strong="H0567"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its areas|strong="H7934"\w* \w including the arid country|strong="H6160"\w*, \w the highlands|strong="H2022"\w*, \w the Shephelah|strong="H8219"\w*, \w the Negev|strong="H5045"\w*, \w and the coastal plain|strong="H3220"\w* \w – all|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Canaan|strong="H3669"\w* \w and Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w as far as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the Great|strong="H1419"\w* \w River|strong="H5104"\w*, \w that is, the Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*\w ! I have already given|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to you.|strong="H0935"\w* \w Go|strong="H0935"\w*, \w occupy|strong="H3423"\w* \w the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I,|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*, \w and to their descendants|strong="H2233"\w*.”  
\v 9  \w I also said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you at that time|strong="H6256"\w*, \w “I am no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to sustain|strong="H0905"\w* \w you by myself|strong="H5375"\w*.  
\v 10  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has increased|strong="H7235"\w* \w your population|strong="H3117"\w* \w to the point that|strong="H3117"\w* \w you are now|strong="H2009"\w* \w as numerous|strong="H7230"\w* \w as the very stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w of the sky|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Indeed|strong="H1288"\w*, \w may|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w make|strong="H3254"\w* \w you a thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w more numerous than you are now, blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he said|strong="H1696"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w would|strong="H3068"\w*!  
\v 12  \w But how|strong="H0349"\w* \w can I alone|strong="H0905"\w* \w bear|strong="H5375"\w* \w up under the burden|strong="H2960"\w* \w of your hardship|strong="H4853"\w* \w and strife|strong="H7379"\w*?  
\v 13  \w Select wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w and practical|strong="H3051"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w*, \w those known|strong="H3045"\w* \w among your tribes|strong="H7626"\w*, \w whom|strong="H0995"\w* \w I may|strong="H3045"\w* \w appoint|strong="H7760"\w* \w as your leaders|strong="H7218"\w*.”  
\v 14  \w You replied|strong="H6030"\w* \w to me that what|strong="H1697"\w* \w I had said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to you was good|strong="H2896"\w*.  
\v 15  \w So I chose|strong="H3947"\w* \w as your tribal|strong="H7626"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w and well-known|strong="H3045"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w placing|strong="H5414"\w* \w them over you as administrators|strong="H8269"\w* \w of groups of thousands|strong="H0505"\w*, \w hundreds|strong="H3967"\w*, \w fifties|strong="H2572"\w*, \w and tens|strong="H6235"\w*, \w and also as other tribal|strong="H7626"\w* \w officials|strong="H7860"\w*.  
\v 16  \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w furthermore admonished|strong="H6680"\w* \w your judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w they|strong="H0559"\w* \w should|strong="H0376"\w* \w pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to issues among|strong="H0996"\w* \w your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w citizens|strong="H8199"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w fairly|strong="H6664"\w*, \w whether|strong="H0996"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w citizen and another|strong="H0251"\w* \w or a citizen and a resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w*.  
\v 17  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w discriminate|strong="H5234"\w* \w in judgment|strong="H4941"\w*, \w but hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the lowly|strong="H6996"\w* \w and the great|strong="H1419"\w* \w alike. Nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w should they be intimidated|strong="H1481"\w* \w by human beings|strong="H0376"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w judgment|strong="H4941"\w* \w belongs to God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w If|strong="H1931"\w* \w the matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w being adjudicated is too|strong="H4480"\w* \w difficult|strong="H7185"\w* \w for them|strong="H0413"\w*, \w they should bring it before me|strong="H0413"\w* \w for a hearing|strong="H8085"\w*.   
\s1 \w Instructions|strong="H1697"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* Kadesh Barnea  
\p
\v 18  \w So I instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w you at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w regarding everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you should do|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Then we left|strong="H5265"\w* \w Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w and passed through|strong="H1980"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that immense|strong="H1419"\w*, \w forbidding|strong="H3372"\w* \w wilderness|strong="H4057"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w on the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to the Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w hill country|strong="H2022"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w had commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w us to do, finally|strong="H5704"\w* \w arriving|strong="H0935"\w* \w at Kadesh Barnea|strong="H6947"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Then I said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, “You have come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w hill country|strong="H2022"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*, \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w placed|strong="H5414"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of you!|strong="H5927"\w* \w Go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w take possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of it, just as|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to do. Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w or|strong="H0408"\w* \w discouraged|strong="H2865"\w*!”  
\v 22  \w So all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of you approached|strong="H7126"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Let’s send|strong="H7971"\w* \w some men|strong="H0376"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of us to scout|strong="H2658"\w* \w out the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w us back|strong="H7725"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w as to how we should|strong="H1870"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w it and|strong="H0853"\w* \w what the|strong="H0853"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w are like|strong="H1870"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w*.”  
\v 23  \w I thought this was a good|strong="H3190"\w* \w idea,|strong="H3947"\w* \w so|strong="H4480"\w* \w I sent|strong="H6240"\w* \w twelve|strong="H6240"\w* \w men|strong="H0582"\w* \w from among you, one|strong="H0259"\w* \w from each|strong="H0259"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w*.  
\v 24  \w They left|strong="H6437"\w* \w and went up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to the hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w coming|strong="H0935"\w* \w to the Eshcol|strong="H0812"\w* \w Valley|strong="H5158"\w*, \w which they scouted out|strong="H7270"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Then they took|strong="H3947"\w* \w some of the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and carried it back|strong="H7725"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w us. They also brought a report|strong="H1697"\w* \w to us, saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “The land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w us is good|strong="H2896"\w*.”   
\s1 Disobedience \w at|strong="H0413"\w* Kadesh Barnea  
\p
\v 26  \w You were not|strong="H3808"\w* \w willing|strong="H0014"\w* \w to go up|strong="H5927"\w*, \w however, but instead rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 27  \w You complained|strong="H7279"\w* \w among yourselves privately|strong="H0168"\w* \w and said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w Because|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w hates|strong="H8130"\w* \w us he brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w us from Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w us over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the Amorites|strong="H0567"\w* \w so they could destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*!  
\v 28  \w What|strong="H0575"\w* \w is going to happen to us? Our|strong="H0587"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w have drained|strong="H4549"\w* \w away our courage|strong="H3824"\w* \w by describing|strong="H5927"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who are more|strong="H1419"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7311"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w taller|strong="H7311"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w we are, and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w whose defenses|strong="H1219"\w* \w appear to be as high|strong="H1219"\w* \w as heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w itself! Moreover|strong="H1571"\w*, \w they said|strong="H0559"\w* \w they saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w Anakites|strong="H6062"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.”  
\v 29  \w So I responded to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, “Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w terrified|strong="H6206"\w* \w of them|strong="H1992"\w*!  
\v 30  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to go|strong="H1980"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of you; he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w for you, just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as you saw him|strong="H0854"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*  
\v 31  \w and in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*, \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H5375"\w* \w carrying|strong="H5375"\w* \w you along like|strong="H1870"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w carries|strong="H5375"\w* \w his son|strong="H1121"\w*. \w This he did|strong="H0834"\w* \w everywhere|strong="H1870"\w* \w you went|strong="H1980"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.”  
\v 32  \w However, through all this|strong="H2088"\w* \w you did not|strong="H0369"\w* \w have confidence|strong="H0539"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*,  
\v 33  \w the one who was constantly|strong="H8446"\w* \w going|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you to find places|strong="H4725"\w* \w for you to set up camp|strong="H2583"\w*. \w He appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w by fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w by day|strong="H3119"\w*, \w to show|strong="H7200"\w* \w you the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w you ought to go|strong="H1980"\w*.   
\s1 \w Judgment|strong="H0834"\w* \w at|strong="H2583"\w* Kadesh Barnea  
\p
\v 34  \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w heard|strong="H6963"\w* \w you, he became|strong="H6963"\w* \w angry|strong="H7107"\w* \w and made this vow|strong="H7650"\w*:  
\v 35 “\w Not a single|strong="H0376"\w* \w person|strong="H0376"\w* \w of this|strong="H0428"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w will see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*!  
\v 36  \w The exception|strong="H2108"\w* \w is Caleb|strong="H3612"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Jephunneh|strong="H3312"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it and I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w him and his descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w the territory|strong="H0776"\w* \w on which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w walked|strong="H1869"\w*, \w because|strong="H3282"\w* \w he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w wholeheartedly|strong="H4390"\w* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 37  \w As|strong="H0935"\w* \w for|strong="H8033"\w* \w me|strong="H0935"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was also|strong="H1571"\w* \w angry|strong="H0599"\w* \w with me on your account|strong="H1558"\w*. \w He said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be able to go|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 38  \w However, Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nun|strong="H5126"\w*, \w your assistant|strong="H8033"\w*, \w will go|strong="H0935"\w*. \w Encourage|strong="H2388"\w* \w him, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he will enable Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w to inherit|strong="H5157"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 39  \w Also, your infants|strong="H2945"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w you thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w would die on the way|strong="H1961"\w*, \w and your children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w as yet|strong="H3117"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w from bad|strong="H7451"\w*, \w will go|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*; \w I will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them the land and they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 40  \w But as for you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w back and head|strong="H5265"\w* \w for the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w by the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to the Red|strong="H5488"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.”   
\s1 Unsuccessful Conquest \w of|strong="H1870"\w* Canaan  
\p
\v 41  \w Then you responded|strong="H6030"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w and admitted|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “We have sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w . We|strong="H0587"\w* \w will now go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w as|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has told|strong="H6680"\w* \w us to do.” So you each|strong="H0376"\w* \w put on your|strong="H2296"\w* \w battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w gear|strong="H1951"\w* \w and prepared to go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to the hill country|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\v 42  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told me|strong="H0413"\w*\w : “Tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them this: ‘Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and fight|strong="H3898"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be with you and you will be defeated|strong="H5062"\w* \w by your enemies|strong="H0341"\w*.’”  
\v 43  \w I spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, but you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w*. \w Instead you rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and recklessly|strong="H2102"\w* \w went up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to the hill country|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\v 44  \w The Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of that|strong="H1931"\w* \w area|strong="H2022"\w* \w confronted|strong="H7125"\w* \w you and chased|strong="H7291"\w* \w you like a swarm|strong="H6213"\w* \w of bees|strong="H1682"\w*, \w striking|strong="H3807"\w* \w you down from Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as Hormah|strong="H2767"\w*.  
\v 45  \w Then you came back|strong="H7725"\w* \w and wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , but he|strong="H3068"\w* \w paid|strong="H8085"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to you whatsoever|strong="H0238"\w*.  
\v 46  \w Therefore, you remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w at Kadesh|strong="H6946"\w* \w for a long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w – indeed, for the full|strong="H3427"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\c 2  
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\v 1  \w Then we turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w and set|strong="H5265"\w* \w out toward the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w land on the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w to the Red|strong="H5488"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to do, detouring|strong="H5437"\w* \w around Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w for a long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 2  \w At|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* point \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 3 “\w You have circled|strong="H7227"\w* \w around|strong="H5437"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w long enough; now|strong="H7227"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w north|strong="H6828"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Instruct|strong="H5971"\w* \w these|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as follows|strong="H6680"\w*\w : ‘You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of your relatives|strong="H0251"\w* \w the descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Esau|strong="H6215"\w*, \w who inhabit|strong="H3427"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*. \w They will be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of|strong="H4480"\w* \w you, so watch|strong="H8104"\w* \w yourselves carefully|strong="H3966"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be hostile|strong="H1624"\w* \w toward them, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am not|strong="H3808"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you any of their land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w not even|strong="H5704"\w* \w a footprint|strong="H3709"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have given|strong="H5414"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w as an inheritance|strong="H3425"\w* \w for Esau|strong="H6215"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You may purchase|strong="H3739"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w* \w to eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w and water|strong="H4325"\w* \w to drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H1571"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 7  \w All|strong="H3045"\w* \w along|strong="H1980"\w* \w the way|strong="H1980"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w have blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w your|strong="H3027"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w effort|strong="H3027"\w*. \w I have|strong="H3045"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* attentive \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* travels \w through|strong="H1980"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w wasteland|strong="H4057"\w*. \w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w I have|strong="H5973"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you; you have lacked|strong="H2637"\w* \w for nothing|strong="H1697"\w*.’”   
\p
\v 8  \w So we turned away|strong="H5674"\w* \w from|strong="H0854"\w* \w our relatives|strong="H0251"\w* \w the descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Esau|strong="H6215"\w*, \w the inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of Seir|strong="H8165"\w*, \w turning|strong="H6437"\w* \w from the desert|strong="H6160"\w* \w route|strong="H1870"\w*, \w from Elat|strong="H0359"\w* \w and Ezion Geber|strong="H6100"\w*, \w and traveling|strong="H5674"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w of the Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w wastelands|strong="H4057"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w harass|strong="H6696"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w and provoke|strong="H1624"\w* \w them to war|strong="H4421"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you any of their land|strong="H0776"\w* \w as your territory|strong="H3425"\w*. \w This is because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have given|strong="H5414"\w* \w Ar|strong="H6144"\w* \w to the descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Lot|strong="H3876"\w* \w as their possession|strong="H3425"\w*.  
\v 10  \w (The Emites|strong="H0368"\w* \w used to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w there, a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as powerful|strong="H1419"\w*, \w numerous|strong="H7227"\w*, \w and tall|strong="H7311"\w* \w as the Anakites|strong="H6062"\w*.  
\v 11  \w These|strong="H1992"\w* \w people, as well as|strong="H2803"\w* \w the Anakites|strong="H6062"\w*, \w are also|strong="H0637"\w* \w considered|strong="H2803"\w* \w Rephaites|strong="H7497"\w*; \w the Moabites|strong="H4125"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w them Emites|strong="H0368"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Previously the Horites|strong="H2752"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w but the descendants of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w dispossessed|strong="H3423"\w* \w and destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w them and settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w in their place|strong="H8478"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w it came to possess|strong="H3425"\w*, \w the land|strong="H3425"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.)  
\v 13  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w get up|strong="H6965"\w* \w and cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Zered|strong="H2218"\w*.” \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w we|strong="H6258"\w* did \w so|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Now the length of time|strong="H3117"\w* \w it took for us to go|strong="H1980"\w* \w from Kadesh Barnea|strong="H6947"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w crossing|strong="H5674"\w* \w of Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Zered|strong="H2218"\w* \w was thirty-eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w time|strong="H5704"\w* \w for all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the military|strong="H4421"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of that generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w to die|strong="H8552"\w*, \w just as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had vowed|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Indeed|strong="H1571"\w*, \w it was|strong="H1961"\w* \w the very hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w that eliminated|strong="H2000"\w* \w them from within|strong="H7130"\w* \w the camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w all|strong="H5704"\w* \w gone|strong="H8552"\w*.   
\s1 Instructions \w Concerning|strong="H3068"\w* Ammon  
\p
\v 16  \w So it was|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w after all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the military men|strong="H0582"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* eliminated \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* community,  
\v 17  \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 18 “\w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are going to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the border|strong="H1366"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w that is, of Ar|strong="H6144"\w*.  
\v 19  \w But when you come|strong="H7126"\w* \w close|strong="H4136"\w* \w to the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*, \w do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w harass|strong="H6696"\w* \w or|strong="H0408"\w* \w provoke|strong="H1624"\w* \w them because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am not|strong="H3808"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you any of the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*’ \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w as your possession|strong="H3425"\w*; \w I have already given|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to Lot’s|strong="H3876"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w as their possession|strong="H3425"\w*.   
\p
\v 20  \w (That also|strong="H0637"\w* \w is considered|strong="H2803"\w* \w to be a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the Rephaites|strong="H7497"\w*. \w The Rephaites|strong="H7497"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w there originally|strong="H5984"\w*; \w the Ammonites|strong="H5984"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w them Zamzummites|strong="H2157"\w*.  
\v 21  \w They are a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as powerful|strong="H1419"\w*, \w numerous|strong="H7227"\w*, \w and tall|strong="H7311"\w* \w as the Anakites|strong="H6062"\w*. \w But|strong="H7227"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w the Rephaites|strong="H3423"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* advance \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Ammonites, \w so|strong="H3427"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w dispossessed|strong="H3423"\w* \w them and settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w down in their place|strong="H8478"\w*.  
\v 22  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is exactly what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he did|strong="H6213"\w* \w for the descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w who lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w when he destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Horites|strong="H2752"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them so that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they could dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w them and settle in|strong="H3427"\w* \w their area|strong="H8478"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this very|strong="H5704"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 23  \w As for the Avvites|strong="H5757"\w* \w who lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in settlements|strong="H2699"\w* \w as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w west as Gaza|strong="H5804"\w*, \w Caphtorites|strong="H3732"\w* \w who came from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Crete|strong="H3731"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w them and settled down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in their place|strong="H8478"\w*.)   
\p
\v 24  \w Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up, make|strong="H5265"\w* \w your way across|strong="H5674"\w* \w Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Arnon|strong="H0769"\w*. \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*\w ! I have already delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to you Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w the Amorite|strong="H0567"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*, \w and his land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Go|strong="H2490"\w* \w ahead! Take|strong="H3423"\w* \w it! Engage|strong="H1624"\w* \w him in war|strong="H4421"\w*!  
\v 25  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w very day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I will begin|strong="H2490"\w* \w to fill|strong="H5414"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H8064"\w* \w with dread|strong="H6343"\w* \w and to terrify|strong="H3374"\w* \w them when they hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about|strong="H8088"\w* \w you. They will shiver|strong="H7264"\w* \w and shake in anticipation|strong="H2342"\w* \w of your approach|strong="H6440"\w*.”   
\s1 \w Defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Sihon, \w King|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Heshbon  
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\v 26  \w Then I sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w messengers|strong="H4397"\w* \w from the Kedemoth|strong="H6932"\w* \w Desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w with an offer|strong="H1697"\w* \w of peace|strong="H7965"\w*:  
\v 27 “\w Let me pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w through your land|strong="H0776"\w*; \w I will keep strictly|strong="H1980"\w* \w to the roadway.|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w to the right|strong="H3225"\w* \w or the left|strong="H8040"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Sell me food|strong="H0400"\w* \w for cash|strong="H7666"\w* \w so that I can eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w and sell|strong="H3701"\w* \w me water|strong="H4325"\w* \w to drink|strong="H8354"\w*. \w Just allow|strong="H7535"\w* \w me to go through|strong="H5674"\w* \w on foot|strong="H7272"\w*,  
\v 29  \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as the descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Esau|strong="H6215"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w at Seir|strong="H8165"\w* \w and the Moabites|strong="H4125"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Ar|strong="H6144"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w for me, until|strong="H5704"\w* \w I cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 30  \w But King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w was unwilling|strong="H0014"\w* \w to allow us to pass|strong="H5674"\w* \w near him because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w had made him obstinate|strong="H7307"\w* \w and stubborn|strong="H3824"\w* \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w he might deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w him over to you|strong="H3027"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 31  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Look|strong="H7200"\w*\w ! I have already begun|strong="H2490"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w over Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w and his land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to you. Start|strong="H2490"\w* \w right now to take|strong="H3423"\w* \w his land|strong="H0776"\w* \w as your possession|strong="H3423"\w*.”  
\v 32  \w When|strong="H3318"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his troops|strong="H5971"\w* \w emerged|strong="H7125"\w* \w to encounter us in battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w at Jahaz|strong="H3096"\w*,  
\v 33  \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w delivered|strong="H5414"\w* \w him over to us and we struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w him down, along|strong="H0853"\w* \w with his sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w else|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 34  \w At that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w we|strong="H2763"\w* \w seized|strong="H3920"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and put|strong="H2763"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w one of them|strong="H2763"\w* under divine \w judgment,|strong="H0802"\w* \w including|strong="H3605"\w* \w even|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w and children|strong="H2945"\w*; \w we left|strong="H7604"\w* \w no survivors|strong="H8300"\w*.  
\v 35  \w We kept|strong="H0962"\w* \w only|strong="H7535"\w* \w the livestock|strong="H0929"\w* \w and plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w from the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w for ourselves|strong="H3920"\w*.  
\v 36  \w From Aroer|strong="H6177"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is at the edge|strong="H8193"\w* \w of Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w (it is the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w in the wadi|strong="H5158"\w*\w ),|strong="H5704"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H6440"\w* \w to Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w there was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a town|strong="H7151"\w* \w able to resist|strong="H7682"\w* \w us|strong="H4480"\w* \w – the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them all|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 37  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w approach|strong="H7126"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*, \w the Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Jabbok|strong="H2999"\w*, \w the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of the hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w or any|strong="H3605"\w* \w place else forbidden|strong="H6680"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\c 3  
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\v 1  \w Next|strong="H6437"\w* \w we set out|strong="H3318"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the route|strong="H1870"\w* \w to Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*, \w but King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w and his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w came out|strong="H7125"\w* \w to meet us|strong="H7125"\w* \w in battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w at Edrei|strong="H0154"\w*.  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , however, said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of him|strong="H0853"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have already|strong="H3027"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*, \w his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and his land|strong="H0776"\w* \w to you. You will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to him exactly what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of the Amorites|strong="H0567"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did indeed|strong="H1571"\w* \w give over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to us King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w and his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w and we struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w them down until|strong="H5704"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w a single survivor|strong="H8300"\w* \w was left|strong="H7604"\w*.  
\v 4  \w We captured|strong="H3920"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w – there was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a town|strong="H7151"\w* \w we did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* – \w sixty|strong="H8346"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* region \w of|strong="H3605"\w* Argob, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w dominion|strong="H4467"\w* \w of|strong="H3605"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*.  
\v 5  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of these|strong="H0428"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w were fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w by high|strong="H1364"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*, \w gates|strong="H1817"\w*, \w and locking bars|strong="H1280"\w*; \w in addition|strong="H0905"\w* \w there were a great many|strong="H7235"\w* \w open villages|strong="H6521"\w*.  
\v 6  \w We put|strong="H2763"\w* \w all of these under divine|strong="H2763"\w* \w judgment|strong="H0834"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as we|strong="H2763"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w – every|strong="H3605"\w* \w occupied|strong="H2763"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w including women|strong="H0802"\w* \w and children|strong="H2945"\w*.  
\v 7  \w But all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the livestock|strong="H0929"\w* \w and plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w from the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w we kept for ourselves|strong="H0962"\w*.  
\v 8  \w So at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w we took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the two|strong="H8147"\w* \w Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w in the Transjordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w from Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w to Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w*  
\v 9  \w (the Sidonians|strong="H6722"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w Hermon|strong="H2768"\w* \w Sirion|strong="H8303"\w* \w and the Amorites|strong="H0567"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w it Senir|strong="H8149"\w*),  
\v 10  \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of the plateau|strong="H4334"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as Salecah|strong="H5548"\w* \w and Edrei|strong="H0154"\w*, \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of the kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w of Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w in Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Only|strong="H7535"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w was left|strong="H7604"\w* \w of the remaining|strong="H3499"\w* \w Rephaites|strong="H7497"\w*. \w (It is noteworthy|strong="H2009"\w* \w that his sarcophagus|strong="H6210"\w* \w was made of iron|strong="H1270"\w*. \w Does it not|strong="H3808"\w*, \w indeed, still remain in Rabbath|strong="H7237"\w* \w of the Ammonites|strong="H5983"\w*\w ? It is thirteen and a half feet|strong="H0520"\w* \w long|strong="H0753"\w* \w and six feet|strong="H0520"\w* \w wide|strong="H7341"\w* \w according to standard measure|strong="H0376"\w*.)   
\s1 Distribution \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Transjordanian Allotments  
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\v 12  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is the land|strong="H3423"\w* \w we brought under our control|strong="H3423"\w* \w at that time|strong="H6256"\w*\w : The territory extending from Aroer|strong="H6177"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w and half|strong="H2677"\w* \w the Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w hill country|strong="H2022"\w* \w with its cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to the Reubenites|strong="H7206"\w* \w and Gadites|strong="H1425"\w*.  
\v 13  \w The rest|strong="H3499"\w* \w of Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*, \w the kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w of Og|strong="H5747"\w*, \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w to half|strong="H2677"\w* \w the tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*. \w (All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the region of Argob|strong="H0709"\w*, \w that is, all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*, \w is called|strong="H7121"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Rephaim|strong="H7497"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Jair|strong="H2971"\w*, \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Argob|strong="H0709"\w* \w region as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as the border|strong="H1366"\w* \w with the Geshurites|strong="H1651"\w* \w and Maacathites|strong="H4602"\w* \w (namely Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*\w ) and called|strong="H7121"\w* \w it by his name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w Havvoth-Jair|strong="H2334"\w*, \w which it retains to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.)  
\v 15  \w I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w to Machir|strong="H4353"\w*.  
\v 16  \w To the Reubenites|strong="H7206"\w* \w and Gadites|strong="H1425"\w* \w I allocated|strong="H5414"\w* \w the territory extending from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w (the exact middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w was a boundary|strong="H1366"\w*\w ) all|strong="H5704"\w* \w the way|strong="H5704"\w* \w to the Wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w Jabbok|strong="H2999"\w*, \w the Ammonite|strong="H5983"\w* \w border|strong="H1366"\w*.  
\v 17  \w The Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* \w and the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w* \w were also a border|strong="H1366"\w*, \w from the sea of Chinnereth|strong="H3672"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w of the Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* \w (that is, the Salt|strong="H4417"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*\w ),|strong="H8478"\w* \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w* \w the watershed|strong="H0794"\w* \w of Pisgah|strong="H6449"\w* \w to the east|strong="H4217"\w*.   
\s1 Instructions \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* Transjordanian Tribes  
\p
\v 18  \w At that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w I instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w follows|strong="H0559"\w*: “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w for your possession|strong="H3423"\w*. \w You warriors|strong="H2502"\w* \w are to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over before|strong="H6440"\w* \w your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w equipped for battle|strong="H2428"\w*.  
\v 19  \w But|strong="H7535"\w* \w your wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w children|strong="H2945"\w*, \w and livestock|strong="H4735"\w* \w (of which I know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you have many|strong="H7227"\w*\w ) may remain|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You must fight|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gives|strong="H5117"\w* \w your countrymen|strong="H0251"\w* \w victory|strong="H1571"\w* \w as he did|strong="H1571"\w* \w you and they|strong="H1992"\w* \w take possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w on the other side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w*. \w Then each|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you may return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to his own territory|strong="H3425"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”  
\v 21  \w I also|strong="H0853"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w at the same time|strong="H6256"\w*, \w “You have seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to these|strong="H0428"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*; \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the same|strong="H3651"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are going|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of them, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will personally fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
\s1 Denial \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moses|strong="H3588"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Promised|strong="H3068"\w* Land  
\p
\v 23  \w Moreover, at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w I pleaded|strong="H2603"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*,  
\v 24 “\w O, Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H3069"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H0859"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have begun|strong="H2490"\w* \w to show|strong="H7200"\w* \w me|strong="H5650"\w* \w your greatness|strong="H1433"\w* \w and strength|strong="H2389"\w*. \w (What|strong="H4310"\w* \w god|strong="H0410"\w* \w in heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w or earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w rival your works|strong="H4639"\w* \w and mighty|strong="H1369"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4639"\w*?)  
\v 25  \w Let me please|strong="H4994"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over to see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w on the other side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w* \w – this|strong="H2088"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w hill country|strong="H2022"\w* \w and the Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w*!”  
\v 26  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was angry|strong="H5674"\w* \w at me because|strong="H4616"\w* \w of you and would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*. \w Instead, he|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Enough|strong="H7227"\w* \w of that!|strong="H0408"\w* \w Do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w* \w about this|strong="H2088"\w* \w matter|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 27  \w Go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to the top|strong="H7218"\w* \w of Pisgah|strong="H6449"\w* \w and take|strong="H5375"\w* \w a good look|strong="H5869"\w* \w to the west|strong="H3220"\w*, \w north|strong="H6828"\w*, \w south|strong="H8486"\w*, \w and east|strong="H4217"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be allowed to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Commission|strong="H6680"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w*, \w and encourage|strong="H2388"\w* \w and strengthen|strong="H0553"\w* \w him, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he will lead|strong="H5674"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w over and will enable them to inherit|strong="H5157"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you will see|strong="H7200"\w*.”  
\v 29  \w So we settled|strong="H3427"\w* \w down in the valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w opposite|strong="H4136"\w* \w Beth Peor|strong="H1047"\w*.   
\c 4  
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\v 1  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w about to teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w you, so that you might|strong="H4616"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w and go on to enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w and take possession|strong="H3423"\w* \w of the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w add|strong="H3254"\w* \w a thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w to what|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w you nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w subtract|strong="H1639"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w it, so that you may keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w delivering|strong="H6680"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You have witnessed|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w at Baal Peor|strong="H1187"\w*, \w how he|strong="H8045"\w* \w eradicated|strong="H8045"\w* \w from your midst|strong="H7130"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w Baal Peor|strong="H1187"\w*.  
\v 4  \w But you|strong="H0859"\w* \w who remained|strong="H1695"\w* faithful \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w are still alive|strong="H2416"\w* \w to this very day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w one|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Look|strong="H7200"\w*\w ! I have taught|strong="H3925"\w* \w you statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w my God|strong="H0430"\w* \w told|strong="H6680"\w* \w me to do|strong="H6213"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you might carry|strong="H7130"\w* \w them out in|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w and possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 6  \w So be sure|strong="H8104"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w them, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w will testify of your wise|strong="H2451"\w* \w understanding|strong="H0998"\w* \w to the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w will learn|strong="H8085"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Indeed, this|strong="H0995"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w is a very|strong="H7535"\w* \w wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.”  
\v 7  \w In fact, what other|strong="H4310"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w a god|strong="H0430"\w* \w so near|strong="H7138"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w whenever|strong="H3605"\w* \w we call|strong="H7121"\w* \w on him|strong="H0413"\w*?  
\v 8  \w And what other|strong="H4310"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w as just|strong="H6662"\w* \w as this|strong="H2063"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w about to share|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*?   
\s1 Reminder \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Horeb Covenant  
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\v 9  \w Again, however|strong="H7535"\w*, \w pay|strong="H8104"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w attention|strong="H8104"\w*, \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w you forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the things|strong="H1697"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w seen|strong="H5869"\w* \w and disregard|strong="H3824"\w* \w them for the rest|strong="H3117"\w* \w of your life|strong="H2416"\w*; \w instead teach|strong="H3045"\w* \w them to your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You|strong="H3117"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w at Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w and he|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Assemble|strong="H6950"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w before me so|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I can tell them my commands.|strong="H3925"\w* \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w to revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w me all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the days|strong="H3117"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0127"\w*, \w and|strong="H0853"\w* \w they will instruct|strong="H3925"\w* \w their children|strong="H1121"\w*.”  
\v 11  \w You approached|strong="H7126"\w* \w and stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w at the foot|strong="H8478"\w* \w of the mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w a mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w ablaze|strong="H0784"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H3820"\w* \w it|strong="H2822"\w* \w and|strong="H8064"\w* \w yet|strong="H5704"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* \w with a thick|strong="H6205"\w* \w cloud|strong="H6051"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w*; \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w speech|strong="H8544"\w* \w but you could not|strong="H0369"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w anything|strong="H1697"\w* – \w only|strong="H2108"\w* \w a|strong="H7200"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w was|strong="H0369"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*.  
\v 13  \w And he revealed|strong="H5046"\w* \w to you the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to keep|strong="H6213"\w*, \w the ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w commandments|strong="H1697"\w*, \w writing|strong="H3789"\w* \w them on|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Moreover, at that same time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w me to teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w you statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w for you to keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about|strong="H8033"\w* \w to enter|strong="H5674"\w* \w and possess|strong="H3423"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Nature \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Israel’s \w God|strong="H3068"\w*  
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\v 15  \w Be very|strong="H3966"\w* \w careful|strong="H8104"\w*, \w then, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w form|strong="H8544"\w* \w at the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you at Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w*.  
\v 16  \w I say|strong="H6435"\w* \w this|strong="H6213"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w you will not corrupt|strong="H7843"\w* \w yourselves by making|strong="H6213"\w* \w an image|strong="H6459"\w* \w in the form|strong="H8544"\w* \w of any|strong="H3605"\w* \w kind of figure|strong="H5566"\w*. \w This includes the likeness|strong="H8403"\w* \w of a human male|strong="H2145"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w female|strong="H5347"\w*,  
\v 17  \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w kind|strong="H8403"\w* \w of land|strong="H0776"\w* \w animal|strong="H0929"\w*, \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w bird|strong="H3671"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w flies|strong="H5774"\w* \w in the sky|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\v 18  \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that crawls|strong="H7430"\w* \w on the ground|strong="H0127"\w*, \w or any|strong="H3605"\w* \w fish|strong="H1710"\w* \w in the deep waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 19  \w When you look up|strong="H5869"\w* \w to the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the sun|strong="H8121"\w*, \w moon|strong="H3394"\w*, \w and stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w – the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* \w creation|strong="H6635"\w* – \w you must not be seduced|strong="H5080"\w* \w to worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w them,|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has assigned|strong="H2505"\w* \w them to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the world|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You|strong="H3117"\w*, however, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has selected|strong="H3947"\w* \w and brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w from Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w that iron-smelting|strong="H1270"\w* \w furnace|strong="H3564"\w*, \w to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his special|strong="H5159"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w as you are today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 21  \w But|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w became angry|strong="H0599"\w* \w with me because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of you and vowed|strong="H7650"\w* \w that I would never|strong="H1115"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w nor|strong="H1115"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5159"\w*.  
\v 22  \w So I|strong="H0595"\w* \w must die|strong="H4191"\w* \w here|strong="H2063"\w* \w in this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*; \w I will not|strong="H0369"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*. \w But you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are going|strong="H5674"\w* \w over and will possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w that|strong="H2896"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 23  \w Be on guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w so|strong="H6435"\w* \w that you do not forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he has made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you, and that you do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not make an image|strong="H6459"\w* \w of any kind|strong="H3605"\w*, \w just as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w has forbidden|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 24  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is a consuming|strong="H0398"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*; \w he is|strong="H1931"\w* \w a jealous|strong="H7067"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*.   
\s1 Threat \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Blessing following Covenant Disobedience  
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\v 25  \w After|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have produced|strong="H3205"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w* \w and have been in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w a long time|strong="H3462"\w*, \w if you become corrupt|strong="H7843"\w* \w and make|strong="H6213"\w* \w an image|strong="H6459"\w* \w of any kind|strong="H3605"\w* \w and do|strong="H6213"\w* \w other evil things|strong="H7451"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that enrage|strong="H3707"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w*,  
\v 26  \w I invoke|strong="H5749"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w witnesses against you|strong="H3117"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will surely|strong="H0006"\w* \w and swiftly|strong="H4118"\w* \w be removed|strong="H0006"\w* \w from the very land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w*. \w You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w last long|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will surely be|strong="H8045"\w* \w annihilated|strong="H0006"\w*.  
\v 27  \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w you among the|strong="H0853"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w and there|strong="H7604"\w* \w will be very few|strong="H4962"\w* \w of you|strong="H1471"\w* \w among|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will drive|strong="H5090"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 28  \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w you will worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w made|strong="H4639"\w* \w by human|strong="H0120"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w – wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w can neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w*, \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w smell|strong="H7306"\w*.  
\v 29  \w But if you seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w from there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w you will find|strong="H4672"\w* \w him, if, indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w him with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and soul|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\v 30  \w In your distress|strong="H6862"\w* \w when all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w happen|strong="H4672"\w* \w to you in the latter|strong="H0319"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w if you return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w*  
\v 31  \w (for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H7349"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w merciful|strong="H7349"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*\w ), he will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w let|strong="H7503"\w* \w you down|strong="H3808"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w you, for he cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he confirmed by oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Uniqueness \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Israel’s \w God|strong="H0430"\w*  
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\v 32  \w Indeed|strong="H3588"\w*, \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w about the distant|strong="H3117"\w* \w past|strong="H7223"\w*, \w starting|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w created|strong="H1254"\w* \w humankind|strong="H0120"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w and ask|strong="H7097"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the other|strong="H7097"\w*, \w whether there has ever been such a great|strong="H1419"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w as this|strong="H2088"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w even a rumor|strong="H8085"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 33  \w Have a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w ever heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of God|strong="H0430"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w you yourselves|strong="H0859"\w* \w have, and lived|strong="H2421"\w* \w to tell about|strong="H8085"\w* \w it|strong="H1696"\w*?  
\v 34  \w Or|strong="H0176"\w* \w has God|strong="H0430"\w* \w ever before tried|strong="H5254"\w* \w to deliver|strong="H3947"\w* \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w from the middle|strong="H7130"\w* \w of another nation|strong="H1471"\w*, \w accompanied by judgments|strong="H4531"\w*, \w signs|strong="H0226"\w*, \w wonders|strong="H4159"\w*, \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, \w strength, power|strong="H5186"\w*, \w and other very|strong="H1419"\w* \w terrifying|strong="H4172"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w for you in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w before your very eyes|strong="H5869"\w*?  
\v 35  \w You have been|strong="H0859"\w* \w taught|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w alone|strong="H3045"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w – there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w besides|strong="H0905"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 36  \w From|strong="H4480"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w he spoke|strong="H8085"\w* \w to you in order|strong="H6963"\w* \w to teach|strong="H3256"\w* \w you, and on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w he showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w you his great|strong="H1419"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w from|strong="H8432"\w* \w which you also|strong="H8432"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w his words|strong="H1697"\w*.  
\v 37  \w Moreover, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he loved|strong="H0157"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w he chose|strong="H0977"\w* \w their|strong="H2233"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w who followed|strong="H0310"\w* \w them and personally brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w with his great|strong="H1419"\w* \w power|strong="H3581"\w*  
\v 38  \w to dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w greater|strong="H1419"\w* \w and stronger|strong="H6099"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w you and brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w you here this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you their land|strong="H0776"\w* \w as your property|strong="H5159"\w*.  
\v 39  \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w realize|strong="H3045"\w* \w and carefully|strong="H3824"\w* \w consider|strong="H7725"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w* \w and on|strong="H5921"\w* \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w* \w – there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w*!  
\v 40  \w Keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am setting forth|strong="H6680"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w so that|strong="H0834"\w* \w it may go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and your descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w and that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you may enjoy longevity|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as a permanent|strong="H3117"\w* \w possession|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Narrative \w Concerning|strong="H5921"\w* Cities \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Refuge  
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\v 41  \w Then|strong="H0227"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w selected|strong="H0914"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in the Transjordan|strong="H3383"\w*, \w toward the east|strong="H8121"\w*.  
\v 42  \w Anyone|strong="H7523"\w* \w who accidentally|strong="H7523"\w* \w killed someone|strong="H1097"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w hating|strong="H2425"\w* \w him at the time of the accident|strong="H8032"\w* \w could flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of those|strong="H0411"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and be safe|strong="H0411"\w*.  
\v 43  \w These cities are Bezer|strong="H1221"\w*, \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w plateau|strong="H4334"\w*, \w for the Reubenites|strong="H7206"\w*; \w Ramoth|strong="H7216"\w* \w in Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w for the Gadites|strong="H1425"\w*; \w and Golan|strong="H1474"\w* \w in Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w for the Manassehites|strong="H4520"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Setting \w and|strong="H0776"\w* Introduction \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Covenant  
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\v 44  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is the law|strong="H8451"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w set|strong="H7760"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 45  \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are the stipulations|strong="H5713"\w*, \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w after he had brought them out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\v 46  \w in the Transjordan|strong="H3383"\w*, \w in the valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w opposite|strong="H4136"\w* \w Beth Peor|strong="H1047"\w*, \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of the Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w*. \w (It is he whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w and the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w attacked|strong="H5221"\w* \w after they came out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 47  \w They possessed|strong="H3423"\w* \w his land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and that of King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w – both|strong="H8147"\w* \w of whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w were Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w in the Transjordan|strong="H3383"\w*, \w to the east|strong="H8121"\w*.  
\v 48  \w Their territory extended|strong="H6177"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Aroer|strong="H6177"\w* \w at the edge|strong="H8193"\w* \w of the Arnon|strong="H0769"\w* \w valley|strong="H5158"\w* \w as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Siyon|strong="H7865"\w* – \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w is, Hermon|strong="H2768"\w* –  
\v 49  \w including all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* \w of the Transjordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w in the east|strong="H4217"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w of the Arabah|strong="H6160"\w*, \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w* \w the watershed|strong="H0794"\w* \w of Pisgah|strong="H6449"\w*.)   
\c 5  
\p
\v 1  \w Then Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w called|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w together and said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them:|strong="H8085"\w* “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w to the statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am about to deliver|strong="H1696"\w* \w to you today|strong="H3117"\w*; \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w them and be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*!  
\v 2  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w a covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with us at Horeb|strong="H2722"\w*.  
\v 3  \w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H3772"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w us, we|strong="H0587"\w* \w who are|strong="H0428"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of us living|strong="H2416"\w* \w now|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to face|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you at the mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w*.  
\v 5  \w (I|strong="H0595"\w* \w was standing|strong="H5975"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and you at that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w to reveal|strong="H5046"\w* \w to you the|strong="H0853"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w and would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.\w ) He said|strong="H0559"\w*:   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Ten \w Commandments|strong="H1697"\w*  
\p
\v 6 “\w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w he who|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w from the place|strong="H1004"\w* \w of slavery|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\v 7  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have any other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w besides me|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 8  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w for yourself an image|strong="H6459"\w* \w of anything|strong="H8544"\w* \w in heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H4605"\w*, \w on earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w below|strong="H8478"\w*, \w or in the waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w*.  
\v 9  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w or serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w them, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w am a jealous|strong="H7067"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*. \w I punish|strong="H6485"\w* \w the sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w grandsons, and great-grandsons|strong="H8029"\w* \w for the sin|strong="H5771"\w* \w of the fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w who reject|strong="H7256"\w* \w me|strong="H8130"\w*,  
\v 10  \w but I show|strong="H6213"\w* \w covenant faithfulness|strong="H2617"\w* \w to the thousands|strong="H0505"\w* \w who choose|strong="H0157"\w* \w me and keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w my commandments|strong="H4687"\w*.  
\v 11  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make use|strong="H5375"\w* \w of the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w for worthless|strong="H7723"\w* \w purposes,|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w exonerate|strong="H5352"\w* \w anyone who|strong="H0834"\w* \w abuses|strong="H5375"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w that way|strong="H7723"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to observe|strong="H6942"\w* \w the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You are to work|strong="H5647"\w* \w and do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your tasks|strong="H4399"\w* \w in six|strong="H8337"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\v 14  \w but the seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w On that day you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w work|strong="H4399"\w*, \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w your son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w your daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w your male slave|strong="H5650"\w*, \w your female slave|strong="H0519"\w*, \w your ox|strong="H7794"\w*, \w your donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w any other|strong="H3605"\w* \w animal|strong="H0929"\w*, \w or the foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w lives with you,|strong="H4616"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w your male|strong="H5650"\w* \w and female|strong="H0519"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*, \w like yourself|strong="H3644"\w*, \w may have rest|strong="H5117"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Recall|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of there|strong="H8033"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w strength|strong="H2389"\w* \w and power|strong="H5186"\w*. \w That is why|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has|strong="H6213"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to observe|strong="H6213"\w* \w the Sabbath|strong="H7676"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Honor|strong="H3513"\w* \w your father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and your mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to do, so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w your days|strong="H3117"\w* \w may be extended|strong="H0748"\w* \w and that|strong="H4616"\w* \w it may go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 17  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w murder|strong="H7523"\w*.  
\v 18  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w commit adultery|strong="H5003"\w*.  
\v 19  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w steal|strong="H1589"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w offer|strong="H6030"\w* \w false|strong="H7723"\w* \w testimony|strong="H5707"\w* \w against another|strong="H7453"\w*.  
\v 21  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w desire|strong="H7453"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0802"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w should you crave|strong="H0183"\w* \w his|strong="H7453"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w his|strong="H7453"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, \w his male|strong="H5650"\w* \w and female|strong="H0519"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w his ox|strong="H7794"\w*, \w his donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w or anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w else|strong="H7453"\w* \w he owns|strong="H7453"\w*.”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Narrative \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Sinai Revelation \w and|strong="H1004"\w* Israel’s Response  
\p
\v 22  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w at the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \w the cloud|strong="H6051"\w*, \w and the darkness|strong="H6205"\w* \w with a loud|strong="H1419"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*, \w and that was all|strong="H1419"\w* \w he said|strong="H1697"\w*. \w Then|strong="H3254"\w* \w he inscribed|strong="H3789"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w and gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them to me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 23  \w Then, when|strong="H1961"\w* \w you heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w from the midst|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the darkness|strong="H2822"\w* \w while the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w was ablaze|strong="H1197"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your tribal|strong="H7626"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w and elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w approached|strong="H7126"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 24  \w You said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has shown|strong="H7200"\w* \w us his great|strong="H1433"\w* \w glory|strong="H3519"\w* \w and we have heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w* \w speak from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w*. \w It is now|strong="H3117"\w* \w clear|strong="H2425"\w* \w to us|strong="H2425"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w can|strong="H2425"\w* \w speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to human|strong="H0120"\w* \w beings|strong="H2425"\w* \w and they can keep|strong="H2425"\w* \w on living|strong="H2425"\w*.  
\v 25  \w But now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should we die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w intense|strong="H1419"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w will consume|strong="H0398"\w* \w us! If|strong="H0518"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w keep|strong="H3254"\w* \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w the voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w we will|strong="H5750"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*!  
\v 26  \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is there from the entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w human race|strong="H1320"\w* \w who has|strong="H0834"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w the voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of the living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w as|strong="H3644"\w* \w we have, and has lived|strong="H2421"\w*?  
\v 27  \w You go near|strong="H7126"\w* \w so that you|strong="H0859"\w* \w can hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is saying|strong="H0559"\w* \w and then you|strong="H0859"\w* \w can tell|strong="H1696"\w* \w us|strong="H0413"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you; then we will pay attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w and do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H7126"\w*.”  
\v 28  \w When|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w heard|strong="H6963"\w* \w you speaking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “I have heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* – \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w well|strong="H3190"\w*.  
\v 29  \w If only|strong="H4310"\w* \w it would|strong="H5414"\w* \w really be|strong="H1961"\w* \w their desire|strong="H3824"\w* \w to fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w me and obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w in the future, so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w it may|strong="H4616"\w* \w go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with them and their descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*.  
\v 30  \w Go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w them, ‘Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to your tents|strong="H0168"\w*!’  
\v 31  \w But as for you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w remain|strong="H5975"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w* \w with me|strong="H5978"\w* \w so I can declare|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you are to teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w them, so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that they can|strong="H3423"\w* \w carry them out|strong="H3423"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w*.”  
\v 32  \w Be careful|strong="H8104"\w*, \w therefore, to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w exactly|strong="H6680"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has commanded you; do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w or left|strong="H8040"\w*!  
\v 33  \w Walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w just as he|strong="H0430"\w* \w has commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you may live|strong="H2421"\w*, \w that it may go well|strong="H2895"\w* \w with you, and that you may live long|strong="H0748"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you are going to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.   
\c 6  
\p
\v 1  \w Now these|strong="H2063"\w* \w are the commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w me to teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w you so that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you may carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w them out in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are headed|strong="H3423"\w*  
\v 2  \w and that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you may so revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that you will keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w and commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* – \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w* – \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w prolong|strong="H0748"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Pay attention|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w this so that|strong="H0834"\w* \w it may go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you may increase|strong="H7235"\w* \w greatly|strong="H3966"\w* \w in number|strong="H1696"\w* – \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to you, you will have a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Essence \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Covenant Principles  
\p
\v 4  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is our God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is one|strong="H0259"\w*!  
\v 5  \w You must love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w with your whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w*, \w your whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w being|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your strength|strong="H3966"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Teach \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Covenant Principles  
\p
\v 6  \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w must be kept in mind|strong="H3824"\w*,  
\v 7  \w and you must teach|strong="H8150"\w* \w them to your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w of them as you sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w in your house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w as you walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w along the road|strong="H1870"\w*, \w as you lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down, and as you get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\v 8  \w You should tie|strong="H7194"\w* \w them as a reminder|strong="H0226"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your forearm|strong="H3027"\w* \w and fasten them as symbols|strong="H2903"\w* \w on your forehead|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Inscribe|strong="H3789"\w* \w them on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the doorframes|strong="H4201"\w* \w of your houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and gates|strong="H8179"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Worship \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd Lord\nd* Exclusively  
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\v 10  \w Then when|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w brings you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* – \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w*, \w fine|strong="H1961"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w build|strong="H1129"\w*,  
\v 11  \w houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w filled|strong="H4392"\w* \w with choice|strong="H2898"\w* \w things|strong="H3605"\w* \w you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accumulate|strong="H4390"\w*, \w hewn out|strong="H2672"\w* \w cisterns|strong="H0953"\w* \w you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w dig|strong="H2672"\w*, \w and vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w and olive groves|strong="H2132"\w* \w you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w – and you eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your fill|strong="H7646"\w*,  
\v 12  \w be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w to forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you out of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w that place|strong="H1004"\w* \w of slavery|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You must|strong="H0853"\w* \w revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him, and take oaths|strong="H7650"\w* \w using only his name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 14  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w of the surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\v 15  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w who is present among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H6435"\w*, \w is a jealous|strong="H7067"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and his anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w will erupt|strong="H2734"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you and remove|strong="H8045"\w* \w you from the land|strong="H0127"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Obey \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* Exclusively  
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\v 16  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w put|strong="H5254"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w to the test|strong="H5254"\w* \w as you did at Massah|strong="H4532"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H4687"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w very carefully|strong="H8104"\w*, \w as well|strong="H0834"\w* \w as the stipulations|strong="H5713"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w he commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w whatever is proper|strong="H3477"\w* \w and good|strong="H2896"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w so that it may|strong="H4616"\w* \w go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and that you may enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w and occupy|strong="H3423"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H7650"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*,  
\v 19  \w and that you may drive|strong="H1920"\w* \w out all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H1696"\w* Remember \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Past  
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\v 20  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w you later|strong="H4279"\w* \w on, “What|strong="H4100"\w* \w are the stipulations|strong="H5713"\w*, \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*?”  
\v 21  \w you must say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to them,|strong="H6547"\w* “We \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w Pharaoh’s|strong="H6547"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w but|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brought us out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w in a powerful|strong="H2389"\w* way.  
\v 22  \w And he|strong="H0226"\w* \w brought|strong="H5414"\w* \w signs|strong="H0226"\w* \w and great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w devastating|strong="H7451"\w* \w wonders|strong="H4159"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w on Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w and on his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w before our very eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 23  \w He delivered|strong="H3318"\w* \w us from there|strong="H8033"\w* \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w he could give|strong="H0935"\w* \w us the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he had|strong="H0834"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 24  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w us|strong="H6213"\w* \w to obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and to revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w him|strong="H3117"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w it may always|strong="H3117"\w* \w go well|strong="H2896"\w* \w for us and he may preserve|strong="H2421"\w* \w us, as he has to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 25  \w We will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w innocent|strong="H6666"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w we carefully|strong="H8104"\w* \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he demands|strong="H6680"\w*.”   
\c 7  
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\v 1  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w brings|strong="H0935"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are going|strong="H0935"\w* \w to occupy|strong="H3423"\w* \w and forces out|strong="H5394"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* – \w Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, \w Girgashites|strong="H1622"\w*, \w Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*, \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*, \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w*, \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w*, \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w numerous|strong="H7227"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* –  
\v 2  \w and he|strong="H5414"\w* \w delivers|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you and you attack|strong="H5221"\w* \w them, you must utterly|strong="H2763"\w* \w annihilate|strong="H2763"\w* \w them. Make|strong="H3772"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w treaty|strong="H1285"\w* \w with them and show them no|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2603"\w*!  
\v 3  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w intermarry|strong="H2859"\w* \w with them. Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w your daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w to their sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w their daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w for your sons|strong="H1121"\w*,  
\v 4  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they will turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w your sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H0310"\w* \w me to worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Then the anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will erupt|strong="H2734"\w* \w against you and he will quickly|strong="H4118"\w* \w destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Instead|strong="H0518"\w*, \w this is what|strong="H3541"\w* \w you must do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to them|strong="H1992"\w*\w : You must tear|strong="H5422"\w* \w down their altars, shatter|strong="H7665"\w* \w their sacred pillars|strong="H4676"\w*, \w cut down|strong="H1438"\w* \w their sacred Asherah poles|strong="H0842"\w*, \w and burn up|strong="H8313"\w* \w their idols|strong="H6456"\w*.  
\v 6  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w He|strong="H0977"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w you to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w prized|strong="H5459"\w* \w above all|strong="H3605"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0127"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Basis \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Israel’s Election  
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\v 7  \w It is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w because|strong="H7230"\w* \w you were more numerous|strong="H7230"\w* \w than all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the other peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w favored|strong="H2836"\w* \w and chose|strong="H0977"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* – \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* fact \w you|strong="H0859"\w* were \w the|strong="H3605"\w* least \w numerous|strong="H7230"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Rather|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is because of his|strong="H0160"\w* \w love|strong="H0160"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you and his faithfulness to the promise|strong="H7650"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H7650"\w* \w vowed|strong="H0001"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brought you out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with great power|strong="H2389"\w*, \w redeeming|strong="H6299"\w* \w you from the place of slavery|strong="H5650"\w*, \w from the power|strong="H3027"\w* \w of Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 9  \w So realize|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is the true God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the faithful|strong="H0539"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who keeps|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w faithfully|strong="H2617"\w* \w with those who love|strong="H0157"\w* \w him and keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w to a thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w generations|strong="H1755"\w*,  
\v 10  \w but who pays|strong="H7999"\w* \w back those who hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w him as they deserve|strong="H6440"\w* \w and destroys|strong="H0006"\w* \w them. He will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ignore|strong="H0309"\w* \w those who hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w him but will repay|strong="H7999"\w* \w them as they deserve|strong="H6440"\w*!  
\v 11  \w So keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I today|strong="H3117"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\s1 Promises \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Good \w for|strong="H4941"\w* Covenant Obedience  
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\v 12  \w If|strong="H6118"\w* \w you obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w and are careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will faithfully|strong="H2617"\w* \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w with you|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 13  \w He will love|strong="H0157"\w* \w and bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you, and make you numerous|strong="H7235"\w*. \w He will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you with many children|strong="H0990"\w*, \w with the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w*, \w your grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w your new wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w your oil|strong="H3323"\w*, \w the offspring|strong="H7698"\w* \w of your oxen|strong="H0504"\w*, \w and the young|strong="H6251"\w* \w of your flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 14  \w You will be blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w beyond|strong="H6135"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w*; \w there will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w barrenness|strong="H6135"\w* \w among you or your livestock|strong="H0929"\w*.  
\v 15  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will protect|strong="H5493"\w* \w you from|strong="H4480"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w sickness|strong="H2483"\w*, \w and you will not experience any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of the terrible|strong="H7451"\w* \w diseases|strong="H4064"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; \w instead he will inflict|strong="H7760"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w on|strong="H7451"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those who hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Destroy|strong="H3605"\w* Canaanite Paganism  
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\v 16  \w You must destroy|strong="H0398"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w over to you; you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pity|strong="H2347"\w* \w them or|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w their gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w that will be a snare|strong="H4170"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 17  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you think|strong="H3824"\w*, \w “These|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w are more numerous|strong="H7227"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* – \w how|strong="H0349"\w* \w can|strong="H3201"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w them|strong="H3423"\w*?”  
\v 18  \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w You must|strong="H2142"\w* \w carefully recall|strong="H2142"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\v 19  \w the great|strong="H1419"\w* \w judgments|strong="H4531"\w* \w you saw|strong="H7200"\w*, \w the signs|strong="H0226"\w* \w and wonders|strong="H4159"\w*, \w the strength|strong="H2389"\w* \w and power|strong="H5186"\w* \w by which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H3318"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w – thus|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w fear|strong="H3373"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Furthermore|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will release|strong="H7971"\w* \w hornets|strong="H6880"\w* \w among them until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the very last ones who hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w from you|strong="H0006"\w* \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*.  
\v 21  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w tremble|strong="H6206"\w* \w in their presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w who is present among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you, is a great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and awesome|strong="H3372"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w*.  
\v 22  \w He,|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who leads you, will expel|strong="H0411"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w by little|strong="H4592"\w*. \w You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be allowed|strong="H3201"\w* \w to destroy|strong="H3615"\w* \w them all at once|strong="H4118"\w* \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w the wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H2416"\w* \w overrun|strong="H7235"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 23  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you; he will throw|strong="H2000"\w* \w them into a great|strong="H1419"\w* \w panic|strong="H4103"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they are destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*.  
\v 24  \w He will hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5414"\w* \w their kings|strong="H4428"\w* \w to you and you will erase|strong="H0006"\w* \w their very names|strong="H8034"\w* \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w memory|strong="H8064"\w*. \w Nobody|strong="H0376"\w* \w will be able to resist|strong="H3320"\w* \w you until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 25  \w You must burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w the images|strong="H6456"\w* \w of their gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w but do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w covet|strong="H2530"\w* \w the silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and gold|strong="H2091"\w* \w that covers them|strong="H5921"\w* \w so|strong="H6435"\w* \w much that you take|strong="H3947"\w* \w it for yourself and thus become ensnared|strong="H3369"\w* \w by it; for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 26  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w any abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing into|strong="H0413"\w* \w your house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and thereby become an object|strong="H8262"\w* \w of divine|strong="H8262"\w* \w wrath|strong="H8262"\w* \w along|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w*. \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* absolutely \w detest|strong="H8262"\w* \w and abhor|strong="H8581"\w* \w it,|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is an object of divine|strong="H2764"\w* \w wrath|strong="H8262"\w*.   
\c 8  
\p
\v 1  \w You must keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w carefully|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w so that you may|strong="H4616"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w*, \w increase|strong="H7235"\w* \w in number,|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w in and occupy|strong="H3423"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w by which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w has brought|strong="H1980"\w* \w you these|strong="H2088"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w through the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w he might, by humbling|strong="H6031"\w* \w you, test|strong="H5254"\w* \w you to see if|strong="H3045"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w it within|strong="H3824"\w* \w you to keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\v 3  \w So he humbled|strong="H6031"\w* \w you by making you hungry|strong="H7456"\w* \w and then feeding|strong="H0398"\w* \w you with unfamiliar|strong="H3045"\w* \w manna|strong="H4478"\w*. \w He did this to teach|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w humankind|strong="H0120"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w alone|strong="H0905"\w*, \w but also|strong="H3588"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that comes|strong="H4161"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Your clothing|strong="H8071"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wear out|strong="H1086"\w* \w nor did your feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w swell|strong="H1216"\w* \w all these|strong="H2088"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Be keenly|strong="H3824"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w just as|strong="H0834"\w* \w a parent|strong="H0376"\w* \w disciplines|strong="H3256"\w* \w his child|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w disciplines|strong="H3256"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 6  \w So you must keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his|strong="H4687"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w live according to his standards,|strong="H3372"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 7  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of brooks|strong="H4325"\w*, \w springs|strong="H8415"\w*, \w and fountains|strong="H5869"\w* \w flowing forth|strong="H3318"\w* \w in valleys|strong="H1237"\w* \w and hills|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\v 8  \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, \w vines|strong="H1612"\w*, \w fig trees|strong="H8384"\w*, \w and pomegranates|strong="H7416"\w*, \w of olive trees|strong="H2132"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*,  
\v 9  \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w* \w in plenty|strong="H4544"\w* \w and find no|strong="H3808"\w* \w lack|strong="H2637"\w* \w of anything|strong="H3605"\w*, \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w are iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w and from whose hills|strong="H2042"\w* \w you can mine|strong="H2672"\w* \w copper|strong="H5178"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You will eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your fill|strong="H7646"\w* \w and then praise|strong="H1288"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H5921"\w* Remember \w That|strong="H0834"\w* \w Blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w Comes|strong="H5414"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*  
\p
\v 11  \w Be sure|strong="H8104"\w* \w you do not|strong="H6435"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w by not|strong="H1115"\w* \w keeping|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 12  \w When|strong="H6435"\w* \w you eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your fill|strong="H7646"\w*, \w when you build|strong="H1129"\w* \w and occupy|strong="H3427"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 13  \w when|strong="H7235"\w* \w your cattle|strong="H1241"\w* \w and flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w increase|strong="H7235"\w*, \w when you have plenty of silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and gold|strong="H2091"\w*, \w and when you have abundance|strong="H7235"\w* \w of everything|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\v 14  \w be sure|strong="H3824"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w do|strong="H3318"\w* \w not|strong="H0776"\w* \w feel|strong="H3824"\w* self-important \w and forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w the place|strong="H1004"\w* \w of slavery|strong="H5650"\w*,  
\v 15  \w and who brought|strong="H1980"\w* \w you through the great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w fearful|strong="H3372"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w of venomous serpents|strong="H8314"\w* \w and scorpions|strong="H6137"\w*, \w an arid place|strong="H6774"\w* \w with no|strong="H0369"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w*. \w He made water|strong="H4325"\w* \w flow|strong="H2496"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H0834"\w* \w flint|strong="H2496"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w and|strong="H1419"\w*  
\v 16  \w fed|strong="H0398"\w* \w you in the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w with manna|strong="H4478"\w* \w (which|strong="H0834"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w had never|strong="H3808"\w* \w before known|strong="H3045"\w*\w ) so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w he might by humbling|strong="H6031"\w* \w you test|strong="H5254"\w* \w you|strong="H0319"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* eventually \w bring good|strong="H3190"\w* \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Be careful|strong="H0559"\w* \w not|strong="H2088"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “My own ability|strong="H6213"\w* \w and skill|strong="H3824"\w* \w have gotten|strong="H6108"\w* \w me this|strong="H2088"\w* \w wealth|strong="H2428"\w*.”  
\v 18  \w You must remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he is the one who gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w ability|strong="H3581"\w* \w to get wealth|strong="H2428"\w*; \w if you do this|strong="H4616"\w* \w he will confirm|strong="H6965"\w* \w his covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he made by oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w even as he has to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w at all|strong="H0310"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w worshiping|strong="H5647"\w* \w and prostrating|strong="H7812"\w* \w yourselves before them, I testify|strong="H5749"\w* \w to you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will surely be annihilated|strong="H0006"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Just|strong="H0834"\w* \w like the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is about to destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w from your sight|strong="H6440"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w he will do to you|strong="H6118"\w* \w because|strong="H0834"\w* \w you would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\c 9  
\p
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w : Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w so you can dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w there, people greater|strong="H1419"\w* \w and stronger|strong="H6099"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w you who live in large cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w with extremely high|strong="H1419"\w* \w fortifications|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 2  \w They include|strong="H5971"\w* \w the Anakites|strong="H6062"\w*, \w a numerous|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w tall|strong="H7311"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about|strong="H8085"\w* \w and of whom|strong="H4310"\w* \w it is said, “Who is able to resist|strong="H3320"\w* \w the Anakites|strong="H6061"\w*?”  
\v 3  \w Understand|strong="H3045"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who goes|strong="H5674"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you is a devouring|strong="H0398"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will defeat|strong="H8045"\w* \w and subdue|strong="H3665"\w* \w them before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you. You will dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w and destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w them quickly|strong="H4118"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has told|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w think|strong="H3824"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3824"\w* \w after|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has driven|strong="H1920"\w* \w them out|strong="H1920"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you, “Because of my own righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w me here to possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*.” \w It is because of the wickedness|strong="H7564"\w* \w of these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that the Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w is driving|strong="H3423"\w* \w them out|strong="H3423"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 5  \w It is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w because of your righteousness|strong="H6666"\w*, \w or even your inner|strong="H3824"\w* \w uprightness|strong="H3476"\w*, \w that you|strong="H0859"\w* \w have come|strong="H0935"\w* \w here to possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w their land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w Instead, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of the wickedness|strong="H7564"\w* \w of these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is driving|strong="H3423"\w* \w them out|strong="H3423"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of you in order to|strong="H4616"\w* \w confirm|strong="H6965"\w* \w the promise|strong="H1697"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w made on oath|strong="H7650"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w to Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Understand|strong="H3045"\w*, \w therefore, that|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w because of your righteousness|strong="H6666"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you this|strong="H2063"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w as a possession|strong="H3423"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are a stubborn|strong="H6203"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*!   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* History \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Israel’s Stubbornness  
\p
\v 7  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w – don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w ever forget|strong="H7911"\w* – \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w you provoked|strong="H7107"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*; \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w you left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w you were constantly rebelling|strong="H4784"\w* \w against him|strong="H5973"\w*.  
\v 8  \w At Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w you provoked|strong="H7107"\w* \w him|strong="H3068"\w* \w and he|strong="H3068"\w* \w was angry|strong="H0599"\w* \w enough with you to destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w you|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 9  \w When I went up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w to receive|strong="H3947"\w* \w the stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w*, \w the tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you, I remained|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H2022"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and nights|strong="H3915"\w*, \w eating|strong="H0398"\w* \w and drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\v 10  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w*, \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w by the very finger|strong="H0676"\w* \w of God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them was everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to you|strong="H5973"\w* \w at the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w from the midst|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of that assembly|strong="H6951"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w at the end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of the forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and nights|strong="H3915"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w presented|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w with the|strong="H0853"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w*, \w the tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w*.  
\v 12  \w And he said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up, go down|strong="H3381"\w* \w at once|strong="H4118"\w* \w from here|strong="H2088"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w your people|strong="H5971"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you brought out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w have sinned|strong="H5493"\w*\w ! They have quickly|strong="H4118"\w* \w turned from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w I commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them and have made|strong="H6213"\w* \w for themselves a cast metal image|strong="H4541"\w*.”  
\v 13  \w Moreover, he said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “I have taken note|strong="H7186"\w* \w of these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*; \w they are a stubborn|strong="H6203"\w* lot!  
\v 14  \w Stand|strong="H7503"\w* \w aside|strong="H4480"\w* \w and I will destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w them, obliterating|strong="H4229"\w* \w their very name|strong="H8034"\w* \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w memory|strong="H8064"\w*, \w and I will make|strong="H6213"\w* \w you into|strong="H0854"\w* \w a stronger|strong="H6099"\w* \w and more numerous|strong="H7227"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w they|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H8064"\w*.”   
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\v 15  \w So I turned|strong="H6437"\w* \w and went down|strong="H3381"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w while it|strong="H2022"\w* \w was blazing|strong="H1197"\w* \w with fire|strong="H0784"\w*; \w the two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w were in my hands|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 16  \w When I looked|strong="H7200"\w*, \w you had indeed|strong="H2009"\w* \w sinned|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and had cast for yourselves a metal|strong="H4541"\w* \w calf|strong="H5695"\w*; \w you had quickly|strong="H4118"\w* \w turned aside|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*!  
\v 17  \w I grabbed|strong="H8610"\w* \w the two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w*, \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w them down,|strong="H7665"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w shattered|strong="H7665"\w* \w them before your very eyes|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Then I again fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w down before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and nights|strong="H3915"\w*; \w I ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w and drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w you had|strong="H0834"\w* \w committed|strong="H2398"\w*, \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w such evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w as to enrage|strong="H3707"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 19  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I was terrified|strong="H3025"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w intense|strong="H2534"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w threatened|strong="H7107"\w* \w to destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w you. But he|strong="H3068"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w* \w this time|strong="H6471"\w* \w as well|strong="H1571"\w*.  
\v 20  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was also angry|strong="H0599"\w* \w enough|strong="H3966"\w* \w at Aaron|strong="H0175"\w* \w to kill|strong="H8045"\w* \w him, but at|strong="H1157"\w* \w that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w I prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w for him|strong="H0175"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w*.  
\v 21  \w As for your sinful|strong="H2403"\w* \w thing|strong="H2912"\w* \w that you had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w*, \w the calf|strong="H5695"\w*, \w I took|strong="H3947"\w* \w it|strong="H3190"\w*, \w melted it down|strong="H3807"\w*, \w ground|strong="H2912"\w* \w it up|strong="H8313"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w it was as fine as dust|strong="H6083"\w*, \w and tossed|strong="H1851"\w* \w the dust|strong="H6083"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w stream|strong="H5158"\w* \w that flows|strong="H4480"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Moreover|strong="H1961"\w*, \w you|strong="H0853"\w* \w continued|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* provoke \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w at Taberah|strong="H8404"\w*, \w Massah|strong="H4532"\w*, \w and Kibroth-Hattaavah|strong="H6914"\w*.  
\v 23  \w And when he|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w you from Kadesh-Barnea|strong="H6947"\w* \w and told|strong="H0559"\w* \w you, “Go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w and possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you,” you rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H5927"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and would neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w believe|strong="H0539"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 24  \w You have been rebelling|strong="H4784"\w* \w against him|strong="H5973"\w* \w from the very first day|strong="H3117"\w* \w I knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*!   
\s1 Moses’ Plea \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w Behalf|strong="H5973"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s Reputation  
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\v 25  \w I lay flat on|strong="H5307"\w* \w the ground|strong="H5307"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w for forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and nights|strong="H3915"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w he would destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 26  \w I prayed|strong="H6419"\w* \w to him|strong="H3068"\w*\w :|strong="H3068"\w* \w O|strong="H3069"\w*, \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0136"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H0408"\w* \w do|strong="H0408"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w your people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w your valued|strong="H5159"\w* \w property|strong="H0834"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have powerfully|strong="H1433"\w* \w redeemed|strong="H6299"\w*, \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you brought out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w your strength|strong="H2389"\w*.  
\v 27  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w your servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*; \w ignore the stubbornness|strong="H7190"\w*, \w wickedness|strong="H7562"\w*, \w and sin|strong="H2403"\w* \w of these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Otherwise|strong="H6435"\w* \w the people of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w from which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w us will say|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w was unable|strong="H3201"\w* \w to bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w them, and because of his hatred|strong="H8135"\w* \w for them he has brought them out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w them in the desert|strong="H4057"\w*.”  
\v 29  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are your people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w your valued|strong="H5159"\w* \w property,|strong="H0834"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you brought out|strong="H3318"\w* \w with great|strong="H1419"\w* \w strength|strong="H2220"\w* \w and power|strong="H5186"\w*.   
\c 10  
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\v 1  \w At that same time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “Carve|strong="H6458"\w* \w out for yourself two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w like the first|strong="H7223"\w* \w ones and come up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w to me; also make|strong="H6213"\w* \w for yourself a wooden|strong="H6086"\w* \w ark|strong="H0727"\w*.  
\v 2  \w I will write|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w the same words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w were on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the first|strong="H7223"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w you broke|strong="H7665"\w*, \w and you must put|strong="H7760"\w* \w them into the ark|strong="H0727"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w So I made|strong="H6213"\w* \w an ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w of acacia|strong="H7848"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and carved out|strong="H6458"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w just like the first|strong="H7223"\w* \w ones. Then I went up|strong="H5927"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w with the two|strong="H8147"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w in my hands|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w then wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w on the|strong="H5921"\w* \w tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w the same|strong="H7223"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w the ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w commandments|strong="H1697"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H1696"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you at the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w from the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w at the time|strong="H3117"\w* \w of that assembly|strong="H6951"\w*, \w and he|strong="H5414"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w them to me|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then I turned|strong="H6437"\w*, \w went down|strong="H3381"\w* \w the mountain|strong="H2022"\w*, \w and placed|strong="H7760"\w* \w the tablets|strong="H3871"\w* \w into the ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w I had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w – they are still there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*.   
\s1 Conclusion \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Historical \w Resume|strong="H6437"\w*  
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\v 6 “\w During those days the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w traveled|strong="H5265"\w* \w from Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan|strong="H0885"\w* \w to Moserah|strong="H4149"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w Aaron|strong="H0175"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w and was buried|strong="H6912"\w*, \w and his son|strong="H1121"\w* \w Eleazar|strong="H0499"\w* \w became priest|strong="H3547"\w* \w in his place|strong="H8478"\w*.  
\v 7  \w From there|strong="H8033"\w* \w they traveled|strong="H5265"\w* \w to Gudgodah|strong="H1412"\w*, \w and from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Gudgodah|strong="H1412"\w* \w to Jotbathah|strong="H3193"\w*, \w a place of flowing streams|strong="H5158"\w*.  
\v 8  \w At that time|strong="H6256"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w set apart|strong="H0914"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w to carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w to stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w him, and to formulate|strong="H1288"\w* \w blessings|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w they do|strong="H2088"\w* \w to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H5704"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w Levi|strong="H3881"\w* \w has no|strong="H3808"\w* \w allotment|strong="H2506"\w* \w or inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w among his brothers|strong="H0251"\w*; \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w his inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w told|strong="H1696"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 10  \w As for me, I|strong="H0595"\w* \w stayed|strong="H5975"\w* \w at the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w as I|strong="H0595"\w* \w did the first|strong="H7223"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w*, \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and nights|strong="H3915"\w*. \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me that|strong="H1931"\w* \w time|strong="H6471"\w* \w as well|strong="H1571"\w* \w and decided|strong="H0014"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to destroy|strong="H7843"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Then he|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, “Get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up, set|strong="H1980"\w* \w out leading|strong="H4550"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w so they may go|strong="H0935"\w* \w and possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.”   
\s1 \w An|strong="H5414"\w* Exhortation \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Love Both \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w People|strong="H5971"\w*  
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\v 12  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w does the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w require|strong="H7592"\w* \w of you|strong="H5973"\w* \w except|strong="H0518"\w* \w to revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w him,|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w obey|strong="H3372"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H1870"\w*, \w to love|strong="H0157"\w* \w him, to serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\v 13  \w and to keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the Lord’s|strong="H3068"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w for your own good|strong="H2896"\w*?  
\v 14  \w The heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w – indeed|strong="H2005"\w* \w the highest heavens|strong="H8064"\w* – \w belong|strong="H0430"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w as does the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w it|strong="H3068"\w*.  
\v 15  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w only to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w did he|strong="H3068"\w* \w show his loving favor|strong="H0157"\w*, \w and he chose|strong="H0977"\w* \w you, their descendants|strong="H2233"\w*, \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w – as is apparent|strong="H2088"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Therefore|strong="H4135"\w*, \w cleanse|strong="H6190"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and stop being so stubborn|strong="H6203"\w*!  
\v 17  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and Lord|strong="H0136"\w* \w of lords|strong="H0113"\w*, \w the great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w mighty|strong="H1368"\w*, \w and awesome|strong="H3372"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is unbiased|strong="H5375"\w* \w and takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w bribe|strong="H7810"\w*,  
\v 18  \w who justly|strong="H6213"\w* \w treats|strong="H4941"\w* \w the orphan|strong="H3490"\w* \w and widow|strong="H0490"\w*, \w and who loves|strong="H0157"\w* \w resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*, \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w them food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and clothing|strong="H8071"\w*.  
\v 19  \w So you must|strong="H0853"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him, be loyal|strong="H1692"\w* \w to him and take oaths|strong="H7650"\w* \w only in his name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 21  \w He is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the one you should praise|strong="H8416"\w*; \w he is|strong="H1931"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w the one who has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w these great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and awesome|strong="H3372"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w for you that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have seen|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 22  \w When your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w went down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w they numbered|strong="H5315"\w* \w only seventy|strong="H7657"\w*, \w but now|strong="H6258"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has made you as numerous|strong="H7230"\w* \w as the stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w of the sky|strong="H8064"\w*.   
\c 11  
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\v 1  \w You must love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and do|strong="H8104"\w* \w what he requires|strong="H4931"\w*; \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his statutes|strong="H2708"\w*, \w ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w times|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Bear in mind|strong="H3045"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I am|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w speaking|strong="H0854"\w* \w to your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w personally experienced|strong="H7200"\w* \w the judgments|strong="H4148"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w revealed|strong="H1433"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w greatness|strong="H1433"\w*, \w strength|strong="H2389"\w*, \w and power|strong="H2220"\w*.  
\v 3  \w They did not see|strong="H0226"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w awesome|strong="H0226"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4639"\w* \w he performed|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the midst|strong="H8432"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w against Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and his whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\v 4  \w or what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to the army|strong="H2428"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w including their horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w and chariots|strong="H7393"\w*, \w when he made the waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of the Red|strong="H5488"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w overwhelm|strong="H6687"\w* \w them while they were pursuing|strong="H7291"\w* \w you and he|strong="H3068"\w* \w annihilated|strong="H0006"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 5  \w They did not see|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to you in the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w before|strong="H5704"\w* \w you reached|strong="H0935"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*,  
\v 6  \w or what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to Dathan|strong="H1885"\w* \w and Abiram|strong="H0048"\w*, \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Eliab|strong="H0446"\w* \w the Reubenite|strong="H7205"\w*, \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w opened|strong="H6475"\w* \w its mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w in the middle|strong="H7130"\w* \w of the Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w camp|strong="H1104"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w swallowed|strong="H1104"\w* \w them, their families|strong="H1004"\w*, \w their tents|strong="H0168"\w*, \w and all|strong="H3351"\w* \w the property|strong="H3605"\w* \w they brought|strong="H7272"\w* \w with|strong="H1004"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 7  \w I am speaking|strong="H5869"\w* \w to you|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you are the ones who|strong="H0834"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the great|strong="H1419"\w* \w deeds|strong="H4639"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*!   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Abundance \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Land \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Promise|strong="H3068"\w*  
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\v 8  \w Now pay attention|strong="H8104"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w so that you may|strong="H4616"\w* \w be strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w enough to enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w and possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are headed|strong="H3423"\w*,  
\v 9  \w and that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you may enjoy long|strong="H0748"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w and their descendants|strong="H2233"\w*, \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*.  
\v 10  \w For the|strong="H3588"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are headed|strong="H3423"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w from which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you came|strong="H3318"\w*, \w a land where you planted|strong="H2232"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w and which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you irrigated|strong="H8248"\w* \w by hand|strong="H7272"\w* \w like a vegetable|strong="H3419"\w* \w garden|strong="H1588"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Instead, the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are crossing|strong="H0935"\w* \w the Jordan to occupy|strong="H3423"\w* \w is one of hills|strong="H2022"\w* \w and valleys|strong="H1237"\w*, \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that drinks|strong="H8354"\w* \w in water|strong="H4325"\w* \w from the rains|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\v 12  \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w looks after|strong="H1875"\w*. \w He is constantly|strong="H8548"\w* \w attentive|strong="H5869"\w* \w to it|strong="H7225"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w beginning|strong="H7225"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the end|strong="H0319"\w* \w of the year|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Now|strong="H1961"\w*, \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you pay close|strong="H8085"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w my commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w and love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w*,  
\v 14  \w then he promises,|strong="H5414"\w* “\w I|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w for your land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in its season|strong="H6256"\w*, \w the autumn|strong="H3138"\w* \w and the spring rains|strong="H4456"\w*, \w so that you may gather|strong="H0622"\w* \w in your grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w new wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w and olive oil|strong="H3323"\w*.  
\v 15  \w I will provide|strong="H5414"\w* \w pasture|strong="H7704"\w* \w for your livestock|strong="H0929"\w* \w and you will eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your fill|strong="H7646"\w*.”   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H5414"\w* Instruction \w and|strong="H0398"\w* Obedience  
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\v 16  \w Make sure|strong="H6435"\w* \w you do not turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w away to serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w and worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*!  
\v 17  \w Then the anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will erupt|strong="H2734"\w* \w against you and he will close up|strong="H6113"\w* \w the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w so that|strong="H1961"\w* \w it does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rain|strong="H4306"\w*. \w The land|strong="H0127"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w yield|strong="H5414"\w* \w its produce|strong="H2981"\w*, \w and you will soon|strong="H4120"\w* \w be removed|strong="H0006"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Fix|strong="H7760"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of mine into your mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and tie|strong="H7194"\w* \w them as a reminder|strong="H0226"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w and let them be|strong="H1961"\w* \w symbols|strong="H2903"\w* \w on your forehead|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w and speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w of them as you sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w in your house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w as you walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w along the road|strong="H1870"\w*, \w as you lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down, and as you get|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Inscribe|strong="H3789"\w* \w them on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the doorframes|strong="H4201"\w* \w of your houses|strong="H1004"\w* \w and on your gates|strong="H8179"\w*  
\v 21  \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that your|strong="H7235"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and those|strong="H7235"\w* \w of your|strong="H7235"\w* \w descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w may be extended|strong="H7235"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w like the days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of heaven|strong="H8064"\w* itself.  
\v 22  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you carefully|strong="H8104"\w* \w observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of these commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0157"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w live|strong="H1870"\w* \w according to his standards|strong="H1870"\w*, \w and remain loyal|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*,  
\v 23  \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w he|strong="H3423"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w out all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w ahead|strong="H6440"\w* \w of you, and you will dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w greater|strong="H1419"\w* \w and stronger|strong="H6099"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 24  \w Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w you set|strong="H1869"\w* \w your foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w yours; your border|strong="H1366"\w* \w will extend|strong="H1961"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w to Lebanon|strong="H3844"\w* \w and from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the River|strong="H5104"\w* \w (that is, the Euphrates|strong="H6578"\w*\w ) as far as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the Mediterranean|strong="H0314"\w* \w Sea|strong="H3220"\w*.  
\v 25  \w Nobody|strong="H3320"\w* \w will be able to resist|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will spread|strong="H4172"\w* \w the fear|strong="H6343"\w* \w and terror|strong="H6343"\w* \w of you over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w on which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you walk|strong="H1869"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 Anticipation \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* Blessing \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Cursing Ceremony  
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\v 26  \w Take note|strong="H7200"\w* \w – I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w setting|strong="H5414"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w a blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w and a curse|strong="H7045"\w*:  
\v 27  \w the blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w if you take to|strong="H0413"\w* \w heart|strong="H8085"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\v 28  \w and the curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you pay no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H4687"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w setting|strong="H6680"\w* \w before|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w to pursue|strong="H0310"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w*.  
\v 29  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w brings|strong="H0935"\w* \w you into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are to possess|strong="H3423"\w*, \w you must pronounce|strong="H5414"\w* \w the blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gerizim|strong="H1630"\w* \w and the curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ebal|strong="H5858"\w*.  
\v 30  \w Are they|strong="H1992"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w across|strong="H5676"\w* \w the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w*, \w toward|strong="H1870"\w* \w the west|strong="H8121"\w*, \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of the Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w* \w who live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the Arabah|strong="H6160"\w* \w opposite|strong="H4136"\w* \w Gilgal|strong="H1537"\w* \w near|strong="H0681"\w* \w the oak|strong="H0436"\w* \w of Moreh|strong="H4176"\w*?  
\v 31  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you, and you will possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w and inhabit|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 32  \w Be certain to keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w presenting|strong="H6440"\w* \w to you|strong="H5414"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\c 12  
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\v 1  \w These|strong="H0428"\w* \w are the statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w you must be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w as long|strong="H3117"\w* \w as you|strong="H0859"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 2  \w You must by all means destroy|strong="H0006"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the places|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w their gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w – on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the high|strong="H7311"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w* \w and hills|strong="H1389"\w* \w and under|strong="H8478"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w leafy|strong="H7488"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You must tear down|strong="H5422"\w* \w their altars|strong="H4196"\w*, \w shatter|strong="H7665"\w* \w their sacred pillars|strong="H4676"\w*, \w burn up|strong="H8313"\w* \w their sacred Asherah poles|strong="H0842"\w*, \w and cut down|strong="H1438"\w* \w the images|strong="H6456"\w* \w of their gods|strong="H0430"\w*; \w you must eliminate|strong="H0006"\w* \w their very memory|strong="H8034"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w that|strong="H1931"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w*.  
\v 4  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w way|strong="H3651"\w* \w they|strong="H3651"\w* \w worship|strong="H3651"\w*.  
\v 5  \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you must seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w only the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w to establish|strong="H7760"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w as his place|strong="H8033"\w* \w of residence|strong="H7933"\w*, \w and you must go|strong="H0935"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 6  \w And there|strong="H8033"\w* \w you must take|strong="H0935"\w* \w your burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \w your sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*, \w your tithes|strong="H4643"\w*, \w the personal offerings|strong="H8641"\w* \w you have prepared|strong="H3027"\w*, \w your votive offerings|strong="H5088"\w*, \w your freewill offerings|strong="H5071"\w*, \w and the firstborn|strong="H1062"\w* \w of your herds|strong="H1241"\w* \w and flocks|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Both you and your families|strong="H0398"\w* must \w feast|strong="H0398"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the output|strong="H4916"\w* \w of your|strong="H0859"\w* \w labor|strong="H3027"\w* \w with which he|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H0430"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.  
\v 8  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w we|strong="H0587"\w* \w are doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w with everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w doing what seems best|strong="H5869"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w*,  
\v 9  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w yet|strong="H6258"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the final stop|strong="H4496"\w* \w and inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 10  \w When|strong="H5674"\w* \w you do go across|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w* \w and settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H5157"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* granting \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w an|strong="H5157"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5157"\w* \w and you find relief|strong="H5117"\w* \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w you, you will live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in safety|strong="H0983"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Then you must come to the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w for his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w to reside|strong="H7931"\w*, \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* – \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w burnt|strong="H5930"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w*, \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*, \w tithes|strong="H4643"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* personal \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w prepared|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w choice|strong="H0977"\w* \w votive|strong="H5088"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* devote \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 12  \w You shall rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in the presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w along with your|strong="H0859"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, \w male|strong="H5650"\w* \w and female|strong="H0519"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w (since|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have no|strong="H0369"\w* \w allotment|strong="H2506"\w* \w or inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*).  
\v 13  \w Make sure|strong="H6435"\w* \w you do not offer|strong="H5927"\w* \w burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w in any|strong="H3605"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w you wish|strong="H7200"\w*,  
\v 14  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you may do so|strong="H0518"\w* \w only|strong="H0518"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w in one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of your tribal|strong="H7626"\w* \w areas|strong="H5927"\w* \w – there|strong="H8033"\w* \w you may do|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 Regulations \w for|strong="H3588"\w* Profane Slaughter  
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\v 15  \w On the other hand|strong="H7535"\w*, \w you may slaughter|strong="H2076"\w* \w and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w as you please|strong="H0185"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w blesses|strong="H1293"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your villages|strong="H8179"\w*. \w Both the ritually|strong="H2931"\w* \w pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w and impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it, whether it is a gazelle|strong="H6643"\w* \w or an ibex|strong="H0354"\w*.  
\v 16  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w – pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w it out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w like water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\v 17  \w You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be allowed|strong="H3201"\w* \w to eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w your tithe|strong="H4643"\w* \w of grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w new wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w olive oil|strong="H3323"\w*, \w the firstborn|strong="H1062"\w* \w of your herd|strong="H1241"\w* \w and flock|strong="H6629"\w*, \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w votive offerings|strong="H5088"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w vowed|strong="H5087"\w*, \w or your freewill|strong="H5071"\w* \w and personal|strong="H3027"\w* \w offerings|strong="H8641"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Only|strong="H0518"\w* \w in the presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w may you eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w these, in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H0977"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*. \w This applies to you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w your son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w your daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w your male|strong="H5650"\w* \w and female|strong="H0519"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*. \w In that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place you will rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the output|strong="H4916"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w labor|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w to overlook|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w as long|strong="H3117"\w* \w as you live in the land|strong="H0127"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Sanctity \w of|strong="H3117"\w* Blood  
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\v 20  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w extends|strong="H7337"\w* \w your borders|strong="H1366"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he said|strong="H1696"\w* \w he would do and you say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I want|strong="H0183"\w* \w to eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w just as I please|strong="H0185"\w*,” \w you may do so as you wish|strong="H1320"\w*.  
\v 21  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H0977"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to locate|strong="H8033"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is too far|strong="H7368"\w* \w for you, you may slaughter|strong="H2076"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w of your herd|strong="H1241"\w* \w and flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as I have stipulated|strong="H6680"\w*; \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them in your|strong="H5315"\w* \w villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w just|strong="H3605"\w* \w as you wish|strong="H0185"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Like|strong="H0834"\w* \w you eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the gazelle|strong="H6643"\w* \w or ibex|strong="H0354"\w*, \w so|strong="H3651"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w these; the ritually impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w and pure|strong="H2889"\w* \w alike|strong="H3162"\w* \w may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 23  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w by no means|strong="H1115"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w is life|strong="H5315"\w* \w itself|strong="H1931"\w* – \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w meat|strong="H1320"\w*!  
\v 24  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it! You must pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w it out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w like water|strong="H4325"\w*.  
\v 25  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it so that it may|strong="H4616"\w* \w go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w you; you will be doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is right|strong="H3477"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w sight|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Only|strong="H7535"\w* \w the holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w things and votive offerings|strong="H5088"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w belong|strong="H1961"\w* \w to you, you must pick up|strong="H5375"\w* \w and take|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will choose|strong="H0977"\w*.  
\v 27  \w You must offer|strong="H6213"\w* \w your burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w*, \w both meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w and blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*; \w the blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of your other sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w* \w you must pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H4196"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w while you eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the meat|strong="H1320"\w*.  
\v 28  \w Pay careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you so that it may|strong="H4616"\w* \w always|strong="H5769"\w* \w go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w you when|strong="H3588"\w* \w you do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is good|strong="H2896"\w* \w and right|strong="H3477"\w* \w in the sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Abomination \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pagan|strong="H5869"\w* \w Gods|strong="H0430"\w*  
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\v 29  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w eliminates|strong="H3772"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w from the place where you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are headed|strong="H0935"\w* \w and you dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w them, you will settle down|strong="H3427"\w* \w in their land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 30  \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w they have been destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w from your presence|strong="H6440"\w*, \w be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H6435"\w* \w to be|strong="H6435"\w* \w ensnared|strong="H5367"\w* \w like they are; do not|strong="H6435"\w* \w pursue|strong="H0310"\w* \w their gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “How|strong="H0349"\w* \w do these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w their gods|strong="H0430"\w*\w ? I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the same|strong="H3651"\w*.”  
\v 31  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w worship|strong="H3651"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w the way|strong="H3651"\w* \w they do|strong="H6213"\w*\w !|strong="H3588"\w* \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w that is abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w to him,|strong="H0834"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w he hates|strong="H8130"\w*, \w they have done|strong="H6213"\w* \w when worshiping their gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w They even|strong="H1571"\w* \w burn up|strong="H8313"\w* \w their sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w before their gods|strong="H0430"\w*!   
\s1 Idolatry \w and|strong="H1121"\w* False Prophets  
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\v 32  You must be careful \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you. Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w add|strong="H3254"\w* \w to it or|strong="H3808"\w* \w subtract|strong="H1639"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* it!   
\c 13  
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\v 1  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w one who foretells|strong="H2492"\w* \w by dreams|strong="H2472"\w* \w should appear among you and show you a sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w wonder|strong="H4159"\w*,  
\v 2  \w and the sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w or wonder|strong="H4159"\w* \w should come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to pass concerning what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, namely|strong="H1980"\w*, \w “Let us|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*” \w – gods whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w previously known|strong="H3045"\w* \w – “and let us serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of that prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w dreamer|strong="H2492"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will be testing|strong="H3426"\w* \w you to see if|strong="H5254"\w* \w you love|strong="H0157"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3045"\w* \w your mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\v 4  \w You must follow|strong="H0310"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w only him; and you must observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him, serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w him, and remain loyal|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 5  \w As for that prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w dreamer|strong="H2492"\w*, \w he must be executed|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he encouraged|strong="H1696"\w* \w rebellion|strong="H5627"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w who brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w you from the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w redeeming|strong="H6299"\w* \w you from that place of slavery|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and because he has tried to entice|strong="H5080"\w* \w you from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to go|strong="H1980"\w*. \w In this way you must purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w out evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from within|strong="H7130"\w*.   
\s1 False Prophets \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Family  
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\v 6  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w your own full brother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w your son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w your daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w your beloved wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w your closest|strong="H2436"\w* \w friend|strong="H7453"\w* \w should seduce|strong="H5496"\w* \w you secretly|strong="H5643"\w* \w and encourage you to go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w that neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w nor your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have previously known|strong="H3045"\w*,  
\v 7  \w the gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of the surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w (whether near|strong="H7138"\w* \w you or|strong="H0176"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w from you, from|strong="H4480"\w* \w one end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the other|strong="H7097"\w*).  
\v 8  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give in|strong="H0014"\w* \w to him or|strong="H3808"\w* \w even listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him; do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w feel|strong="H5869"\w* \w sympathy|strong="H2347"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him or|strong="H3808"\w* \w spare|strong="H2550"\w* \w him or cover up|strong="H3680"\w* \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you must kill|strong="H2026"\w* \w him without fail|strong="H2026"\w*\w !|strong="H3027"\w* \w Your|strong="H5921"\w* \w own|strong="H5869"\w* hand \w must be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the first|strong="H7223"\w* \w to strike|strong="H4191"\w* \w him,|strong="H3027"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w then|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* hands \w of the whole|strong="H3605"\w* community.  
\v 10  \w You must stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w him to death|strong="H4191"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he tried to entice|strong="H5080"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w away|strong="H3605"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w who delivered|strong="H3318"\w* \w you from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w that place|strong="H1004"\w* \w of slavery|strong="H5650"\w*.  
\v 11  \w Thus all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w and be afraid|strong="H3372"\w*; \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H3254"\w* \w will they continue to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w like this|strong="H2088"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\s1 Punishment \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Community Idolatry  
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\v 12  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w you should hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w in one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of your cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as a place|strong="H8033"\w* \w to live|strong="H3427"\w*, \w that|strong="H3605"\w*  
\v 13  \w some evil|strong="H1100"\w* \w people|strong="H0376"\w* \w have departed|strong="H3318"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you to entice|strong="H5080"\w* \w the inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of their cities|strong="H5892"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Let’s|strong="H1980"\w* \w go and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*” \w (whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w before|strong="H0430"\w*).  
\v 14  \w You must|strong="H1875"\w* \w investigate|strong="H2713"\w* \w thoroughly and inquire|strong="H7592"\w* \w carefully. If it|strong="H3190"\w* \w is indeed|strong="H2009"\w* \w true|strong="H0571"\w* \w that such a disgraceful|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w is being done|strong="H6213"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*,  
\v 15  \w you must by|strong="H2719"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w means|strong="H5221"\w* \w slaughter|strong="H5221"\w* \w the inhabitants|strong="H3427"\w* \w of that city|strong="H5892"\w* \w with the sword|strong="H2719"\w*; \w annihilate|strong="H2763"\w* \w with the sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w in it, as well as the livestock|strong="H0929"\w*.  
\v 16  \w You must gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of its plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of the plaza|strong="H7339"\w* \w and burn|strong="H8313"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w as a whole burnt offering|strong="H3632"\w* \w to|strong="H6310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w It will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w an abandoned ruin|strong="H8510"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w* \w – it must never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be rebuilt|strong="H1129"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.  
\v 17  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take for yourself anything|strong="H3972"\w* \w that has been placed under judgment|strong="H2764"\w*. \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will relent from his intense|strong="H2740"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w*, \w show|strong="H7356"\w* \w you compassion|strong="H7356"\w*, \w have mercy|strong="H7355"\w* \w on you, and multiply|strong="H7235"\w* \w you as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Thus|strong="H8085"\w* \w you must|strong="H8104"\w* \w obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w keeping|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w and doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is right|strong="H3477"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*.   
\c 14  
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\v 1  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cut yourselves|strong="H1413"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w shave|strong="H1413"\w* \w your forehead|strong="H5869"\w* \w bald|strong="H7144"\w* \w for the sake of the dead|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 2  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w He|strong="H0977"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w you to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w prized|strong="H5459"\w* \w above all|strong="H3605"\w* \w others|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the face|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0127"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w forbidden|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H8441"\w*.  
\v 4  \w These|strong="H2063"\w* \w are the animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w*\w : the ox|strong="H7794"\w*, \w the sheep|strong="H7716"\w*, \w the goat|strong="H5795"\w*,  
\v 5  \w the ibex|strong="H0354"\w*, \w the gazelle|strong="H6643"\w*, \w the deer|strong="H3180"\w*, \w the wild goat|strong="H0689"\w*, \w the antelope|strong="H1788"\w*, \w the wild oryx|strong="H8377"\w*, \w and the mountain sheep|strong="H2169"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w animal|strong="H0929"\w* \w that has hooves|strong="H6541"\w* \w divided|strong="H6536"\w* \w into two|strong="H8147"\w* \w parts|strong="H6541"\w* \w and that chews|strong="H5927"\w* \w the cud|strong="H1625"\w*.  
\v 7  \w However|strong="H0389"\w*, \w you may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the following animals among those that|strong="H6536"\w* \w chew|strong="H5927"\w* \w the cud|strong="H1625"\w* \w or those that have divided|strong="H6536"\w* \w hooves|strong="H6541"\w*\w : the|strong="H0853"\w* \w camel|strong="H1581"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hare|strong="H0768"\w*, \w and the rock badger|strong="H8227"\w*. \w (Although|strong="H3588"\w* \w they chew|strong="H5927"\w* \w the cud|strong="H1625"\w*, \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have divided hooves|strong="H6536"\w* \w and are|strong="H1992"\w* \w therefore ritually impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w to|strong="H0389"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*).  
\v 8  \w Also the pig|strong="H2386"\w* \w is ritually impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w to you; though|strong="H3588"\w* \w it has divided|strong="H6536"\w* \w hooves|strong="H6541"\w*, \w it does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w chew the cud|strong="H1625"\w*. \w You may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w even touch|strong="H5060"\w* \w their remains|strong="H5038"\w*.  
\v 9  \w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w from among|strong="H3605"\w* \w water|strong="H4325"\w* \w creatures|strong="H0834"\w*\w : anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w with fins|strong="H5579"\w* \w and scales|strong="H7193"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w*,  
\v 10  \w but whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w does not|strong="H0369"\w* \w have fins|strong="H5579"\w* \w and scales|strong="H7193"\w* \w you may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*; \w it is|strong="H1931"\w* \w ritually impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 11  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w ritually clean|strong="H2889"\w* \w birds|strong="H6833"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\v 12  \w These|strong="H2088"\w* \w are the ones you may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*\w : the|strong="H1992"\w* \w eagle|strong="H5404"\w*, \w the vulture|strong="H6538"\w*, \w the black vulture|strong="H5822"\w*,  
\v 13  \w the kite|strong="H7201"\w*, \w the black kite|strong="H0344"\w*, \w the dayyah|strong="H1772"\w* \w after its species|strong="H4327"\w*,  
\v 14  \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w raven|strong="H6158"\w* \w after its species|strong="H4327"\w*,  
\v 15  \w the ostrich|strong="H3284"\w*, \w the owl|strong="H8464"\w*, \w the seagull|strong="H7828"\w*, \w the falcon|strong="H5322"\w* \w after its species|strong="H4327"\w*,  
\v 16  \w the little owl|strong="H3563"\w*, \w the long-eared owl|strong="H3244"\w*, \w the white owl|strong="H8580"\w*,  
\v 17  \w the jackdaw|strong="H6893"\w*, \w the carrion vulture|strong="H7360"\w*, \w the cormorant|strong="H7994"\w*,  
\v 18  \w the stork|strong="H2624"\w*, \w the heron|strong="H0601"\w* \w after|strong="H4327"\w* \w its species|strong="H4327"\w*, \w the hoopoe|strong="H1744"\w*, \w the bat|strong="H5847"\w*,  
\v 19  \w and any|strong="H3605"\w* \w winged|strong="H5775"\w* \w thing on the ground|strong="H8318"\w* \w are impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w to|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* – \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w may|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w clean|strong="H2889"\w* \w bird|strong="H5775"\w*.  
\v 21  \w You may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w corpse|strong="H5038"\w*, \w though you may give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to the resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w who is living in your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w and he may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it, or|strong="H0176"\w* \w you may sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w it to a foreigner|strong="H5237"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w boil|strong="H1310"\w* \w a young goat|strong="H1423"\w* \w in its mother’s|strong="H0517"\w* \w milk|strong="H2461"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w Offering|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Tribute  
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\v 22  \w You must be certain|strong="H6237"\w* \w to tithe|strong="H6237"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the produce|strong="H8393"\w* \w of your seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w that comes from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the field|strong="H7704"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w after year|strong="H8141"\w*.  
\v 23  \w In the presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w you must eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w from the tithe|strong="H4643"\w* \w of your grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w your new wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w your olive oil|strong="H3323"\w*, \w and the firstborn|strong="H1062"\w* \w of your herds|strong="H1241"\w* \w and flocks|strong="H6629"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to locate|strong="H7931"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w you may learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w to revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w always|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 24  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H7235"\w* \w blesses|strong="H1288"\w* \w you, if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H4725"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to locate|strong="H3068"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w is distant|strong="H3068"\w*,  
\v 25  \w you may|strong="H5414"\w* \w convert|strong="H6887"\w* \w the tithe into money|strong="H3701"\w*, \w secure the money|strong="H3701"\w*, \w and travel|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w himself|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Then you|strong="H5414"\w* \w may spend the money|strong="H3701"\w* \w however you|strong="H5414"\w* \w wish|strong="H0183"\w* \w for cattle|strong="H1241"\w*, \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*, \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, \w beer|strong="H7941"\w*, \w or whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w you desire|strong="H5315"\w*. \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your household|strong="H1004"\w* \w may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in the presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and enjoy|strong="H8055"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 27  \w As for the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w ignore|strong="H5800"\w* \w them, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have no|strong="H0369"\w* \w allotment|strong="H2506"\w* \w or inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w along with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 28  \w At the end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of every three|strong="H7969"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w you must bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the tithe|strong="H4643"\w* \w of your produce|strong="H8393"\w*, \w in that|strong="H1931"\w* \w very|strong="H3240"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w and you must store|strong="H3240"\w* \w it up in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 29  \w Then|strong="H0935"\w* \w the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w (because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have no|strong="H0369"\w* \w allotment|strong="H2506"\w* \w or inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you), the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*, \w the orphans|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and the widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w of your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w may come and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their fill|strong="H7646"\w* \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w may bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the work|strong="H4639"\w* \w you do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\c 15  
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\v 1  \w At the end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of every seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w you must declare|strong="H6213"\w* \w a cancellation|strong="H8059"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* debts.  
\v 2  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w is the nature|strong="H1697"\w* \w of the cancellation|strong="H8059"\w*\w : Every|strong="H3605"\w* \w creditor|strong="H4874"\w* \w must remit|strong="H3027"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he has loaned|strong="H5383"\w* \w to another person|strong="H7453"\w*; \w he must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w force payment|strong="H5065"\w* \w from his fellow Israelite|strong="H0251"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w it is to be recognized|strong="H7121"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* “\w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w cancellation of debts|strong="H8059"\w*.”  
\v 3  \w You may exact payment|strong="H5065"\w* \w from a foreigner|strong="H5237"\w*, \w but whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w your fellow Israelite|strong="H0251"\w* \w owes|strong="H0854"\w* \w you, you must remit|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\v 4  \w However|strong="H0657"\w*, \w there should|strong="H3588"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w any poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w among you, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will surely bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*,  
\v 5  \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you carefully obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w him|strong="H8104"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w keeping|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H2063"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 6  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he has promised|strong="H1696"\w*; \w you will lend|strong="H5670"\w* \w to many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w but|strong="H0859"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w borrow|strong="H5670"\w* \w from any, and you will rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w but they will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rule|strong="H4910"\w* \w over you|strong="H0859"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Spirit \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Liberality  
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\v 7  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a fellow Israelite|strong="H0251"\w* \w from one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you should be poor|strong="H0034"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w harden|strong="H0553"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w or be insensitive|strong="H7092"\w* \w to his impoverished|strong="H3027"\w* \w condition|strong="H0034"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w*, \w you must be|strong="H6605"\w* \w sure to open|strong="H6605"\w* \w your hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to him and generously|strong="H5670"\w* \w lend|strong="H0834"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w he needs|strong="H4270"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w you entertain|strong="H3824"\w* \w the wicked|strong="H1100"\w* \w thought|strong="H0559"\w* \w that the seventh|strong="H7651"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w*, \w the year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of cancellation of debts|strong="H8059"\w*, \w has almost arrived, and your attitude|strong="H7489"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w wrong|strong="H7489"\w* \w toward your impoverished|strong="H0034"\w* \w fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w do|strong="H8104"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w lend|strong="H5414"\w* \w him anything; he will cry out|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w you and you will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w regarded as having sinned|strong="H2399"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w must by|strong="H3027"\w* \w all means lend|strong="H5414"\w* \w to him and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be upset|strong="H7489"\w* \w by doing|strong="H3824"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*, \w for because|strong="H1558"\w* \w of this|strong="H2088"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your work|strong="H4639"\w* \w and in everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you attempt|strong="H4916"\w*.  
\v 11  \w There will never|strong="H3808"\w* \w cease|strong="H2308"\w* \w to be some poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w people in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w*; \w therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to make sure|strong="H6605"\w* \w you open|strong="H6605"\w* \w your hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H6041"\w* \w who|strong="H0251"\w* \w are needy|strong="H6041"\w* \w and poor|strong="H0034"\w* \w in your land|strong="H0776"\w*.   
\s1 Release \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Debt|strong="H3027"\w* Slaves  
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\v 12  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Hebrew|strong="H5680"\w* – \w whether male or|strong="H0176"\w* \w female|strong="H5680"\w* – \w is sold|strong="H4376"\w* \w to you and serves|strong="H5647"\w* \w you for six|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w then in the seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w you must let that servant|strong="H2670"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w* \w free|strong="H2670"\w*.  
\v 13  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you set|strong="H7971"\w* \w them free|strong="H2670"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w them away empty-handed|strong="H7387"\w*.  
\v 14  \w You must supply|strong="H6059"\w* \w them generously|strong="H6059"\w* \w from your flock|strong="H6629"\w*, \w your threshing floor|strong="H1637"\w*, \w and your winepress|strong="H3342"\w* – \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w you, you must give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were a slave|strong="H5650"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w redeemed|strong="H6299"\w* \w you; therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to do this|strong="H2088"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 16  \w However, if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the servant|strong="H0559"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you, “I do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want to leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*,” \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he loves|strong="H0157"\w* \w you and your household|strong="H1004"\w*, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w he is well|strong="H2895"\w* \w off with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*,  
\v 17  \w you shall take|strong="H3947"\w* \w an awl|strong="H4836"\w* \w and pierce a hole|strong="H5414"\w* \w through his ear|strong="H0241"\w* \w to the door|strong="H1817"\w*. \w Then he will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w your servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w permanently|strong="H5769"\w* \w (this|strong="H3651"\w* \w applies|strong="H0637"\w* \w to your female servant|strong="H0519"\w* \w as|strong="H1961"\w* \w well|strong="H0637"\w*).  
\v 18  \w You should not|strong="H3808"\w* \w consider|strong="H5869"\w* \w it difficult|strong="H7185"\w* \w to let him go|strong="H7971"\w* \w free|strong="H2670"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he will have served|strong="H5647"\w* \w you for six|strong="H8337"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w twice|strong="H4932"\w* \w the time of a hired|strong="H7939"\w* \w worker|strong="H7916"\w*; \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\s1 Giving \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Best|strong="H5869"\w*  
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\v 19  \w You must set apart|strong="H6942"\w* \w for|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w male|strong="H2145"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to your herds|strong="H1241"\w* \w and flocks|strong="H6629"\w*. \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w work|strong="H5647"\w* \w the firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w of your bulls|strong="H7794"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w shear|strong="H1494"\w* \w the firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w of your flocks|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your household|strong="H1004"\w* \w must eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them annually|strong="H8141"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H0977"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*.  
\v 21  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w they have any kind of blemish|strong="H3971"\w* \w – lameness|strong="H6455"\w*, \w blindness|strong="H5787"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w anything else|strong="H3605"\w* – \w you may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w offer|strong="H2076"\w* \w them as a sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 22  \w You may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*, \w whether you are ritually impure|strong="H2931"\w* \w or clean|strong="H2889"\w*, \w just as you would eat a gazelle|strong="H6643"\w* \w or an ibex|strong="H0354"\w*.  
\v 23  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w its blood|strong="H1818"\w*; \w you must pour|strong="H8210"\w* \w it out on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w like water|strong="H4325"\w*.   
\c 16  
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\v 1  \w Observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w the month|strong="H2320"\w* \w Abib|strong="H0024"\w* \w and keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w the Passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w in that|strong="H0024"\w* \w month|strong="H2320"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w brought you out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w by night|strong="H3915"\w*.  
\v 2  \w You must sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w the Passover animal|strong="H6453"\w* \w (from the flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w or the herd|strong="H1241"\w*) \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0977"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to locate|strong="H7931"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w any yeast|strong="H2557"\w* \w with it; for seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w you must eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w made without yeast|strong="H4682"\w*, \w symbolic of affliction|strong="H6040"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you came out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w hurriedly|strong="H2649"\w*. \w You must do this so|strong="H4616"\w* \w you will remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w for the rest|strong="H3117"\w* \w of your life|strong="H2416"\w* \w the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you came out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 4  \w There must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be a scrap of yeast|strong="H7603"\w* \w within your land|strong="H1366"\w* \w for seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w can any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of the meat|strong="H1320"\w* \w you sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w on the evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w of the first|strong="H7223"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w remain until the next morning|strong="H1242"\w*.  
\v 5  \w You may|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w the Passover|strong="H6453"\w* \w in just any|strong="H0259"\w* \w of your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*,  
\v 6  \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w you must sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w it|strong="H6453"\w* \w in the evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to locate|strong="H7931"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w at sunset|strong="H8121"\w*, \w the time of day|strong="H4150"\w* \w you came out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 7  \w You must cook|strong="H1310"\w* \w and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w it in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*; \w you may return|strong="H1980"\w* \w the next|strong="H6437"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w to your tents|strong="H0168"\w*.  
\v 8  \w You must eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w bread made without yeast|strong="H4682"\w* \w for six|strong="H8337"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*. \w The seventh|strong="H7637"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you are to hold an assembly|strong="H6116"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*; \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w any work|strong="H4399"\w* \w on that day|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3068"\w* Festival \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Weeks  
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\v 9  \w You must count|strong="H5608"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w weeks|strong="H7620"\w*; \w you must begin|strong="H2490"\w* \w to count|strong="H5608"\w* \w them|strong="H2490"\w* \w from|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H5608"\w* time \w you|strong="H7651"\w* \w begin|strong="H2490"\w* \w to harvest|strong="H2770"\w* \w the standing grain|strong="H7054"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Then you are to celebrate|strong="H6213"\w* \w the Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w of Weeks|strong="H7620"\w* \w before|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w with the voluntary|strong="H5071"\w* \w offering|strong="H4530"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you will bring|strong="H5414"\w*, \w in proportion to how|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H1288"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 11  \w You shall rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H0430"\w* – \w you|strong="H0859"\w*, \w your son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w your daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w your male and female|strong="H0519"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*, \w the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*, \w the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*, \w the orphans|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and the widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* – \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* locate \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Furthermore, remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were a slave|strong="H5650"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and so be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to observe|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Festival \w of|strong="H5650"\w* Temporary Shelters  
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\v 13  \w You must celebrate|strong="H6213"\w* \w the Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w of Temporary Shelters|strong="H5521"\w* \w for seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*, \w at the time of the grain|strong="H1637"\w* \w and grape|strong="H3342"\w* \w harvest|strong="H0622"\w*.  
\v 14  \w You are to rejoice|strong="H8055"\w* \w in your festival|strong="H2282"\w*, \w you, your son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w your daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w your male|strong="H5650"\w* \w and female|strong="H0519"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*, \w the Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \w the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*, \w the orphans|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and the widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w are in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 15  \w You are to celebrate|strong="H2287"\w* \w the festival seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w before|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your productivity|strong="H8393"\w* \w and in whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you do|strong="H3027"\w*; \w so you will indeed|strong="H0389"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H8056"\w*!  
\v 16  \w Three|strong="H7969"\w* \w times|strong="H6471"\w* \w a year|strong="H8141"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your males|strong="H2138"\w* \w must appear|strong="H7200"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w for the Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w of Unleavened|strong="H4682"\w* \w Bread, the Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w of Weeks|strong="H7620"\w*, \w and the Festival|strong="H2282"\w* \w of Temporary Shelters|strong="H5521"\w*; \w and they must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w appear|strong="H7200"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H7387"\w* \w empty-handed|strong="H7387"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Every one|strong="H0376"\w* \w of you must give|strong="H4979"\w* \w as you are able,|strong="H3027"\w* \w according|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he has given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 Provision \w for|strong="H3027"\w* Justice  
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\v 18  \w You must appoint judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w and civil|strong="H7860"\w* \w servants|strong="H7626"\w* \w for|strong="H4941"\w* \w each|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you, and they must judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w fairly|strong="H6664"\w*.  
\v 19  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pervert|strong="H5186"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w show|strong="H5234"\w* \w favor. Do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w a bribe|strong="H7810"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w bribes|strong="H7810"\w* \w blind|strong="H5786"\w* \w the eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w of the wise|strong="H2450"\w* \w and distort|strong="H5557"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of the righteous|strong="H6662"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You must|strong="H6664"\w* \w pursue|strong="H7291"\w* \w justice|strong="H6664"\w* \w alone|strong="H4616"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w may|strong="H0776"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w and inherit|strong="H3423"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 Examples \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Legal Cases  
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\v 21  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w kind of tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w as a sacred Asherah pole|strong="H0842"\w* \w near|strong="H0681"\w* \w the altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you build|strong="H6213"\w* \w for yourself|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 22  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w erect|strong="H6965"\w* \w a sacred pillar|strong="H4676"\w*, \w a|strong="H0834"\w* thing \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w detests|strong="H8130"\w*.   
\c 17  
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\v 1  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w to him|strong="H0430"\w* \w a bull|strong="H7794"\w* \w or sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w has a blemish|strong="H3971"\w* \w or any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other defect|strong="H7451"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w that is considered offensive|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w is discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* – \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* – \w who|strong="H0834"\w* sins \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* breaks \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*  
\v 3  \w by serving|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worshiping|strong="H7812"\w* \w them|strong="H6680"\w* – \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w*, \w moon|strong="H3394"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w heavenly|strong="H8064"\w* bodies \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* permitted \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w to|strong="H0430"\w* \w worship|strong="H7812"\w*.  
\v 4  \w When it is reported|strong="H5046"\w* \w to you and you hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about it, you must|strong="H1875"\w* \w investigate|strong="H3190"\w* \w carefully. If it is indeed|strong="H2009"\w* \w true|strong="H0571"\w* \w that such a disgraceful|strong="H8441"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w is being done|strong="H6213"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\v 5  \w you must bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your city gates|strong="H8179"\w* \w that man|strong="H0376"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w who has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w wicked|strong="H7451"\w* \w thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w – that very man|strong="H0376"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w – and you must stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w that person|strong="H0376"\w* \w to death|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 6  \w At the testimony of two|strong="H8147"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w they must|strong="H4191"\w* \w be executed|strong="H4191"\w*. \w They cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w be put to death|strong="H4191"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the testimony|strong="H6310"\w* \w of only one|strong="H0259"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w must be|strong="H1961"\w* \w first|strong="H7223"\w* \w to begin the execution|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and then|strong="H4191"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w are to join|strong="H0314"\w* \w in afterward. In this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w*.   
\s1 Appeal \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* Higher Court  
\p
\v 8  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w is too difficult|strong="H6381"\w* \w for you to judge|strong="H4941"\w* \w – bloodshed|strong="H1818"\w*, \w legal|strong="H1779"\w* \w claim|strong="H4941"\w*, \w or|strong="H4480"\w* \w assault|strong="H5061"\w* – \w matters|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w controversy|strong="H7379"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w villages|strong="H8179"\w* – \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H1818"\w* \w leave|strong="H4480"\w* \w there|strong="H5927"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*.  
\v 9  \w You will go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Levitical|strong="H3881"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and the judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w in office in those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w and seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w a solution; they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will render|strong="H1697"\w* \w a verdict|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You must then do|strong="H6213"\w* \w as they have determined|strong="H6310"\w* \w at that|strong="H0834"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*. \w Be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as you are taught|strong="H3384"\w*.  
\v 11  \w You must do what|strong="H6213"\w* \w you are instructed|strong="H6310"\w*, \w and the verdict|strong="H4941"\w* \w they pronounce to you, without fail. Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w deviate|strong="H5493"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w or left|strong="H8040"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w what|strong="H1697"\w* \w they tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 12  \w The person|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w pays no|strong="H1115"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w currently|strong="H2087"\w* \w serving|strong="H8334"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the verdict|strong="H8199"\w* \w – that person|strong="H0376"\w* \w must die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w so that you may|strong="H8199"\w* \w purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w and be afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be so presumptuous|strong="H2102"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.   
\s1 Provision \w for|strong="H3605"\w* Kingship  
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\v 14  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you and take|strong="H3423"\w* \w it over and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in it and then say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I will select|strong="H7760"\w* \w a king|strong="H4428"\w* \w like all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w surrounding|strong="H5439"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*,”  
\v 15  \w you must select|strong="H7760"\w* \w without fail|strong="H4428"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*. \w From among|strong="H7130"\w* \w your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w citizens|strong="H7760"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H3808"\w* \w appoint|strong="H7760"\w* \w a king|strong="H4428"\w* \w – you may|strong="H3201"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w designate|strong="H5414"\w* \w a foreigner|strong="H5237"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w one of your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* Israelites.  
\v 16  \w Moreover|strong="H7535"\w*, \w he must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accumulate|strong="H7235"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w* \w for himself or|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to|strong="H4616"\w* \w do so,|strong="H3068"\w* \w for|strong="H4616"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has said|strong="H0559"\w* \w you must never|strong="H3808"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w that way|strong="H1870"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Furthermore, he must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w marry many|strong="H7235"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w* \w lest his affections turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w aside|strong="H3824"\w*, \w and he must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accumulate|strong="H7235"\w* \w much silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and gold|strong="H2091"\w*.  
\v 18  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w he sits|strong="H3427"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his royal|strong="H4467"\w* \w throne|strong="H3678"\w* \w he must|strong="H0853"\w* \w make a copy|strong="H4932"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w given to him by the Levitical|strong="H3881"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*.  
\v 19  \w It must be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him constantly and he must read|strong="H7121"\w* \w it as long|strong="H3117"\w* \w as he lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w so that he may|strong="H4616"\w* \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w to revere|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w his God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w and these|strong="H0428"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and carry|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w out|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 20  \w Then he will not|strong="H1115"\w* \w exalt|strong="H7311"\w* \w himself|strong="H3824"\w* \w above his fellow citizens|strong="H0251"\w* \w or|strong="H1115"\w* \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w to the right|strong="H3225"\w* \w or left|strong="H8040"\w*, \w and he and his descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w will enjoy|strong="H0748"\w* \w many years|strong="H3117"\w* \w ruling over|strong="H5921"\w* \w his kingdom|strong="H4467"\w* \w in|strong="H7130"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\c 18  
\p
\v 1  \w The Levitical|strong="H3881"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* – \w indeed, the entire|strong="H3605"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w – will have no allotment|strong="H2506"\w* \w or inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; \w they may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the burnt offerings|strong="H0801"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and of his inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.  
\v 2  \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w in the midst|strong="H7130"\w* \w of their fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelites;|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w alone|strong="H1931"\w* \w is their inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he had told|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 3  \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w shall be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w*’ \w fair allotment|strong="H4941"\w* \w from the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w who offer|strong="H2076"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*, \w whether|strong="H0518"\w* \w bull|strong="H7794"\w* \w or|strong="H0518"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w – they must give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w the shoulder|strong="H2220"\w*, \w the jowls|strong="H3895"\w*, \w and the stomach|strong="H6896"\w*.  
\v 4  \w You must give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them the best|strong="H7225"\w* \w of your|strong="H1715"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w new wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w and olive oil|strong="H3323"\w*, \w as well as the best|strong="H7225"\w* \w of your wool when you shear|strong="H1488"\w* \w your flocks|strong="H6629"\w*.  
\v 5  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w them and their sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w to stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w and serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w in his name|strong="H8034"\w* permanently.  
\v 6  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a Levite|strong="H3881"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w by his own free will|strong="H5315"\w* \w from one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of your villages|strong="H8179"\w*, \w from any|strong="H3605"\w* \w part of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w where he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is living|strong="H1481"\w*, \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w*  
\v 7  \w and serves|strong="H8334"\w* \w in the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w his God|strong="H0430"\w* \w like his fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w who stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 8  \w He must eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w the same|strong="H2506"\w* \w share|strong="H2506"\w* \w they do, despite|strong="H0905"\w* \w any profits he may gain from the sale|strong="H4465"\w* \w of his family’s inheritance|strong="H0001"\w*.   
\s1 Provision \w for|strong="H5921"\w* Prophetism  
\p
\v 9  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you, you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w the abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w practices|strong="H6213"\w* \w of those|strong="H1992"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\v 10  \w There must never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be found|strong="H4672"\w* \w among you anyone who sacrifices|strong="H3784"\w* \w his son|strong="H1121"\w* \w or|strong="H7080"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w in the fire|strong="H0784"\w*, \w anyone who practices|strong="H3784"\w* \w divination|strong="H7081"\w*, \w an|strong="H3784"\w* \w omen reader,|strong="H3784"\w* \w a|strong="H4672"\w* \w soothsayer|strong="H5172"\w*, \w a sorcerer|strong="H3784"\w*,  
\v 11  \w one|strong="H2266"\w* \w who casts spells|strong="H2266"\w*, \w one who conjures|strong="H2267"\w* \w up spirits|strong="H0178"\w*, \w a practitioner of the occult|strong="H3049"\w*, \w or a necromancer|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Whoever|strong="H1558"\w* \w does|strong="H6213"\w* \w these things|strong="H0428"\w* \w is abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w and because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of these|strong="H0428"\w* \w detestable|strong="H8441"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to drive|strong="H3423"\w* \w them out|strong="H6440"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You must be blameless|strong="H8549"\w* \w before|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 14  \w Those|strong="H7080"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about|strong="H3423"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to omen|strong="H7080"\w* \w readers|strong="H6049"\w* \w and diviners, but|strong="H0859"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w permission|strong="H3651"\w* \w to do such|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H0428"\w*.   
\p
\v 15  \w The|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up for you a prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w me from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0413"\w* – \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w fellow|strong="H0251"\w* Israelites; \w you|strong="H0413"\w* must \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 16  \w This accords|strong="H7592"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w what happened at Horeb|strong="H2722"\w* \w in the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of the assembly|strong="H6951"\w*. \w You asked|strong="H7592"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*\w : “Please do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H3254"\w* \w us hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w any more or|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w any more|strong="H5750"\w* \w lest we die|strong="H4191"\w*.”  
\v 17  \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w then said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “What they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w is good|strong="H3190"\w*.  
\v 18  \w I will raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up a prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w like you for them|strong="H1992"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w their fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelites. I will put|strong="H5414"\w* \w my words|strong="H1697"\w* \w in his mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and he will speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to them|strong="H0413"\w* \w whatever|strong="H0834"\w* \w I command|strong="H6680"\w*.  
\v 19  \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will personally|strong="H1875"\w* \w hold responsible|strong="H0376"\w* \w anyone|strong="H0376"\w* \w who then pays no|strong="H3808"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w prophet|strong="H1696"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w in my name|strong="H8034"\w*.   
\p
\v 20 “\w But|strong="H0389"\w* \w if any prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w presumes|strong="H2102"\w* \w to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w anything|strong="H1697"\w* \w in my name|strong="H8034"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w authorized|strong="H6680"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w to speak|strong="H1696"\w*, \w or speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w in the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w that prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w must die|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Now if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to yourselves|strong="H3824"\w*, ‘\w How|strong="H0349"\w* \w can we tell that|strong="H1696"\w* \w a message|strong="H1697"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*?’ –  
\v 22  \w whenever|strong="H0834"\w* \w a prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w speaks|strong="H1696"\w* \w in my|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w and the prediction|strong="H1697"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fulfilled|strong="H0935"\w*, \w then I|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w it;|strong="H5030"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w has presumed|strong="H2087"\w* \w to speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w it, so you need not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fear|strong="H1481"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w*.”   
\c 19  
\p
\v 1  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w destroys|strong="H3772"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H1004"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you and you dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w them and settle|strong="H3427"\w* \w in their cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w and houses|strong="H1004"\w*,  
\v 2  \w you must set apart|strong="H0914"\w* \w for yourselves three|strong="H7969"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in the middle|strong="H8432"\w* \w of your land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as a possession|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You shall|strong="H3559"\w* \w build a roadway|strong="H1870"\w* \w and divide into thirds|strong="H8027"\w* \w the whole extent|strong="H1366"\w* \w of your|strong="H1366"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is providing as your inheritance|strong="H5157"\w*; \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who kills|strong="H7523"\w* \w another person should flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w to the closest|strong="H8033"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w these|strong="H3605"\w* cities.  
\v 4  \w Now this|strong="H2088"\w* \w is the law pertaining|strong="H7523"\w* \w to one who flees|strong="H5127"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in order to live|strong="H2425"\w*, \w if he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w accidentally|strong="H1847"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w without|strong="H1097"\w* \w hating|strong="H8130"\w* \w him at the time of the accident|strong="H8032"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Suppose|strong="H0834"\w* \w he goes|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w someone else|strong="H7453"\w* \w to the forest|strong="H3293"\w* \w to cut|strong="H2404"\w* \w wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and when he raises|strong="H5080"\w* \w the ax|strong="H1631"\w* \w to cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w the tree|strong="H6086"\w*, \w the ax head|strong="H1270"\w* \w flies loose|strong="H5394"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the handle|strong="H6086"\w* \w and strikes|strong="H4672"\w* \w his fellow worker|strong="H7453"\w* \w so hard that|strong="H1931"\w* \w he dies|strong="H4191"\w*. \w The person responsible|strong="H5127"\w* \w may|strong="H0834"\w* \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of these|strong="H0428"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w to save himself|strong="H2425"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Otherwise|strong="H6435"\w* \w the blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w avenger|strong="H1350"\w* \w will chase|strong="H7291"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w the killer|strong="H5221"\w* \w in the heat|strong="H3179"\w* \w of his anger, eventually|strong="H3824"\w* \w overtake|strong="H5381"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, \w and kill|strong="H5315"\w* \w him,|strong="H0369"\w* \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w this|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a capital case|strong="H4941"\w* \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w him at the time of the accident|strong="H8032"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to set apart|strong="H0914"\w* \w for yourselves three|strong="H7969"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 8  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w enlarges|strong="H7337"\w* \w your borders|strong="H1366"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w and gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w you all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he pledged|strong="H1696"\w* \w to them|strong="H0001"\w*,  
\v 9  \w and then you are careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to observe all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w (namely, to love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and to always|strong="H3117"\w* \w walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w in his ways|strong="H1870"\w*\w ), then you must add|strong="H3254"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w more|strong="H5750"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w to these|strong="H0428"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w shed|strong="H8210"\w* \w innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w in your|strong="H7130"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w for that would make you guilty|strong="H1818"\w*.  
\v 11  \w However, suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a person|strong="H0376"\w* \w hates|strong="H8130"\w* \w someone else|strong="H7453"\w* \w and stalks|strong="H0693"\w* \w him, attacks|strong="H6965"\w* \w him, kills|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5315"\w*, \w and then flees|strong="H5127"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of these|strong="H0411"\w* \w cities|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 12  \w The elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of his own city|strong="H5892"\w* \w must|strong="H3947"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w for him and remove|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w from|strong="H3947"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to deliver|strong="H5414"\w* \w him over|strong="H3027"\w* \w to the blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w avenger|strong="H1350"\w* \w to die|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pity|strong="H2347"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*, \w but purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w out the blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of the innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w from Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w so that it may go well|strong="H2896"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\s1 Laws \w Concerning|strong="H5921"\w* Witnesses  
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\v 14  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w encroach|strong="H5253"\w* \w on|strong="H1366"\w* \w your neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w property,|strong="H0834"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w will have|strong="H0834"\w* \w been defined|strong="H1379"\w* \w in the inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w you will obtain|strong="H5157"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
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\v 15  \w A single|strong="H0259"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w testify|strong="H6965"\w* \w against another person|strong="H0376"\w* \w for any|strong="H3605"\w* \w trespass|strong="H5771"\w* \w or sin|strong="H2399"\w* \w that he commits|strong="H2398"\w*. \w A matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w may be legally established|strong="H6965"\w* \w only on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the testimony|strong="H5707"\w* \w of two|strong="H8147"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w*.  
\v 16  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a false|strong="H2555"\w* \w witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w testifies|strong="H6030"\w* \w against another person|strong="H0376"\w* \w and accuses him|strong="H6030"\w* \w of a crime|strong="H5627"\w*,  
\v 17  \w then|strong="H5975"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w parties|strong="H0376"\w* \w to the controversy|strong="H7379"\w* \w must stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , that is, before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w and judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w will be in office in those|strong="H1992"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 18  \w The judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w will thoroughly|strong="H3190"\w* \w investigate|strong="H1875"\w* \w the matter, and if the witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w should prove to be false|strong="H8267"\w* \w and to have given|strong="H6030"\w* \w false|strong="H8267"\w* \w testimony|strong="H5707"\w* \w against the accused|strong="H0251"\w*,  
\v 19  \w you must do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to him what he had|strong="H0834"\w* \w intended|strong="H2161"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to the accused. In this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 20  \w The rest|strong="H7604"\w* \w of the people will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w and become afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w to keep|strong="H3254"\w* \w doing|strong="H6213"\w* \w such evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 21  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show pity|strong="H2347"\w*; \w the principle|strong="H5869"\w* \w will be a life|strong="H5315"\w* \w for a life|strong="H5315"\w*, \w an eye|strong="H5869"\w* \w for an eye|strong="H5869"\w*, \w a tooth|strong="H8127"\w* \w for a tooth|strong="H8127"\w*, \w a hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w for a hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w and a foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w for a foot|strong="H7272"\w*.   
\c 20  
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\v 1  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you go|strong="H3318"\w* \w to war|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w and see|strong="H7200"\w* \w chariotry|strong="H7393"\w* \w and troops|strong="H5971"\w* \w who outnumber|strong="H7227"\w* \w you, do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w of them|strong="H1992"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w who brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w you up|strong="H5927"\w* \w out of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w is with you|strong="H5973"\w*.  
\v 2  \w As you|strong="H7126"\w* \w move forward|strong="H7126"\w* \w for battle|strong="H4421"\w*, \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w will approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w and say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the soldiers|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\v 3 “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w ! Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are moving|strong="H7131"\w* \w forward to do battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w with your enemies|strong="H0341"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w fainthearted|strong="H2648"\w*. \w Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w and tremble|strong="H6206"\w* \w or|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w terrified|strong="H6206"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 4  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w goes|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you to fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w on your behalf|strong="H5973"\w* \w against your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w to give you victory|strong="H3467"\w*.”  
\v 5  \w Moreover|strong="H1696"\w*, \w the officers|strong="H7860"\w* \w are to say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to the troops|strong="H5971"\w*, “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among you|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w a new|strong="H2319"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w dedicated|strong="H2596"\w* \w it? He may go|strong="H1980"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*, \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w he die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w and someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w else|strong="H0312"\w* \w dedicate|strong="H2596"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Or who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among you has|strong="H0834"\w* \w planted|strong="H5193"\w* \w a vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w benefited|strong="H2490"\w* \w from it? He may go|strong="H1980"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*, \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w he die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w and someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w else|strong="H0312"\w* \w benefit|strong="H2490"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H7725"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Or who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among you|strong="H0376"\w* \w has become engaged|strong="H0781"\w* \w to a woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w but has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w* \w her? He may go|strong="H1980"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w*, \w lest|strong="H6435"\w* \w he die|strong="H4191"\w* \w in battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w and someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w else|strong="H0312"\w* \w marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w*.”  
\v 8  \w In addition|strong="H3254"\w*, \w the officers|strong="H7860"\w* \w are to say|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the troops|strong="H5971"\w*, \w “Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w among you is afraid|strong="H3373"\w* \w and fainthearted|strong="H3824"\w*\w ? He may go|strong="H1980"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w so that he will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w make|strong="H4549"\w* \w his fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w soldier’s|strong="H3824"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w as fearful|strong="H4549"\w* \w as his own|strong="H3824"\w*.”  
\v 9  \w Then, when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the officers|strong="H7860"\w* \w have finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w speaking|strong="H1696"\w*, \w they must appoint|strong="H6485"\w* \w unit commanders|strong="H8269"\w* \w to lead|strong="H7218"\w* \w the troops|strong="H5971"\w*.   
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\v 10  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you approach|strong="H7126"\w* \w a city|strong="H5892"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w wage war|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w it, offer it|strong="H7121"\w* \w terms of|strong="H7121"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w*.  
\v 11  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w it accepts|strong="H6030"\w* \w your terms|strong="H7965"\w* \w and submits|strong="H6605"\w* \w to you, all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w in it will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w your slaves|strong="H5647"\w*.  
\v 12  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w it does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w accept terms of peace|strong="H7999"\w* \w but makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you, then you are to lay siege|strong="H6696"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w*.  
\v 13  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will deliver|strong="H3027"\w* \w it over to you|strong="H5221"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w single male|strong="H2138"\w* \w by the sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\v 14  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w the women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w little children|strong="H2945"\w*, \w cattle|strong="H0929"\w*, \w and anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w else in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w – all|strong="H3605"\w* \w its plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w – you may take for yourselves as spoil|strong="H0962"\w*. \w You may take|strong="H0398"\w* \w from your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w the plunder|strong="H7998"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 15  \w This|strong="H3651"\w* \w is how you are to deal|strong="H6213"\w* \w with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w those cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w located|strong="H3966"\w* \w far|strong="H7350"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you, those that|strong="H0834"\w* \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w belong to these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nearby|strong="H2007"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*.   
\s1 Laws \w Concerning|strong="H3605"\w* War \w with|strong="H3605"\w* Canaanite \w Nations|strong="H1471"\w*  
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\v 16  \w As|strong="H7535"\w* \w for the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w of these|strong="H0428"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is going to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w allow a single living thing|strong="H5397"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* survive.  
\v 17  \w Instead|strong="H3588"\w* \w you must utterly|strong="H2763"\w* \w annihilate them|strong="H2763"\w* – \w the Hittites|strong="H2850"\w*, \w Amorites|strong="H0567"\w*, \w Canaanites|strong="H3669"\w*, \w Perizzites|strong="H6522"\w*, \w Hivites|strong="H2340"\w*, \w and Jebusites|strong="H2983"\w* – \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*,  
\v 18  \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w they cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w you all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w ways they worship|strong="H6213"\w* \w their gods|strong="H0430"\w*, \w causing you to sin|strong="H2398"\w* \w against|strong="H2398"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 19  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you besiege|strong="H6696"\w* \w a city|strong="H5892"\w* \w for a long|strong="H7227"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w while attempting to|strong="H5921"\w* \w capture|strong="H8610"\w* \w it,|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w chop down|strong="H7843"\w* \w its trees|strong="H6086"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w fruit|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w and should not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cut|strong="H3772"\w* \w them down|strong="H3772"\w*. \w A tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w in the field|strong="H7704"\w* \w is not human|strong="H0120"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you should besiege|strong="H4692"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w*!  
\v 20  \w However|strong="H7535"\w*, \w you may chop down|strong="H3381"\w* \w any tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w you know|strong="H3045"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w suitable for food|strong="H3978"\w*, \w and you may use it|strong="H7843"\w* \w to build|strong="H1129"\w* \w siege|strong="H4692"\w* \w works|strong="H5921"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w that is|strong="H1931"\w* \w making|strong="H6213"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you until|strong="H5704"\w* \w that city falls|strong="H3381"\w*.   
\c 21  
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\v 1  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a homicide|strong="H2491"\w* \w victim|strong="H4672"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* \w lying|strong="H5307"\w* \w in a field|strong="H7704"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you,|strong="H3808"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w who|strong="H4310"\w* \w killed|strong="H5221"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\v 2  \w your elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w must go out|strong="H3318"\w* \w and measure|strong="H4058"\w* \w how far it is to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the cities|strong="H5892"\w* \w in the vicinity|strong="H5439"\w* \w of the corpse|strong="H2491"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w nearest|strong="H7138"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the corpse|strong="H2491"\w* \w must take|strong="H3947"\w* \w from the herd|strong="H1241"\w* \w a heifer|strong="H5697"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w been worked|strong="H5647"\w* \w – that|strong="H0834"\w* \w has never|strong="H3808"\w* \w pulled|strong="H4900"\w* \w with the yoke|strong="H5923"\w* –  
\v 4  \w and bring|strong="H3381"\w* \w the heifer|strong="H5697"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w with flowing water|strong="H0386"\w*, \w to a valley that|strong="H0834"\w* \w is neither|strong="H3808"\w* \w plowed|strong="H5647"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w sown|strong="H2232"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w at the wadi|strong="H5158"\w* \w they are to break the|strong="H6202"\w* \w heifer’s|strong="H5697"\w* \w neck|strong="H6202"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then the Levitical|strong="H3878"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w will approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w (for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has chosen|strong="H0977"\w* \w them to serve|strong="H8334"\w* \w him and to pronounce blessings|strong="H1288"\w* \w in his name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w and to decide|strong="H3605"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w judicial verdict|strong="H7379"\w* )  
\v 6  \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of that city|strong="H5892"\w* \w nearest|strong="H7138"\w* \w the corpse|strong="H2491"\w* \w must wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w their hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the heifer|strong="H5697"\w* \w whose neck|strong="H6202"\w* \w was broken in the valley|strong="H5158"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w they must proclaim, “Our hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w spilled|strong="H8210"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*, \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H7200"\w* \w we|strong="H7200"\w* \w witnessed|strong="H7200"\w* \w the crime|strong="H5869"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Do not blame|strong="H3722"\w* \w your people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you redeemed|strong="H6299"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , and do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w hold them accountable|strong="H5414"\w* \w for the bloodshed|strong="H1818"\w* \w of an innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w person.”|strong="H3722"\w* \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w atonement|strong="H3722"\w* \w will be made for the bloodshed|strong="H1818"\w*.  
\v 9  \w In this manner you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w out the guilt of innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you must do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what is right|strong="H3477"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\s1 Laws \w Concerning|strong="H3068"\w* Wives  
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\v 10  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you go out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to do battle|strong="H4421"\w* \w with your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w allows|strong="H7617"\w* \w you to prevail|strong="H7617"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w take|strong="H3318"\w* \w prisoners|strong="H7628"\w*,  
\v 11  \w if you should see|strong="H7200"\w* \w among them|strong="H7633"\w* \w an attractive|strong="H8389"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w whom you wish|strong="H2836"\w* \w to take|strong="H3947"\w* \w as a wife|strong="H0802"\w*,  
\v 12  \w you may bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w her back to|strong="H0413"\w* \w your house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w She must shave|strong="H1548"\w* \w her head|strong="H7218"\w*, \w trim|strong="H8432"\w* \w her nails|strong="H6856"\w*,  
\v 13  \w discard|strong="H5493"\w* \w the clothing|strong="H8071"\w* \w she was wearing when captured|strong="H7633"\w*, \w and stay|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w lamenting|strong="H1058"\w* \w for her father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w for a full month|strong="H3391"\w*. \w After|strong="H0310"\w* \w that you may have sexual relations|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w her and become her husband|strong="H1167"\w* \w and she your wife|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\v 14  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you are not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pleased|strong="H2654"\w* \w with her, then|strong="H5315"\w* \w you must let|strong="H7971"\w* \w her go|strong="H5315"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w she|strong="H0834"\w* \w pleases|strong="H2654"\w*. \w You cannot in any case sell|strong="H3701"\w* \w her;|strong="H5315"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H1961"\w* \w advantage|strong="H6014"\w* \w of|strong="H0834"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w*, \w since|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w already humiliated|strong="H6031"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w*.   
\s1 Laws Concerning Children  
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\v 15  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w has two|strong="H8147"\w* \w wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w one|strong="H0259"\w* \w whom he loves|strong="H0157"\w* \w more than the other|strong="H0259"\w*, \w and they both|strong="H3205"\w* \w bear|strong="H3205"\w* \w him sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w with the firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w being the child|strong="H1121"\w* \w of the less|strong="H8146"\w* \w loved|strong="H0157"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\v 16  \w In the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w he divides his inheritance|strong="H5157"\w* \w he must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w appoint|strong="H3201"\w* \w as firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of the favorite|strong="H0157"\w* \w wife in place of the other|strong="H1121"\w* wife’s \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w who is actually the firstborn|strong="H1060"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Rather|strong="H3588"\w*, \w he must acknowledge|strong="H5234"\w* \w the son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of the less|strong="H8130"\w* \w loved|strong="H1060"\w* wife \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w and give|strong="H5414"\w* \w him the double|strong="H8147"\w* \w portion|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w he has|strong="H4672"\w*, \w for that|strong="H3588"\w* \w son is the beginning|strong="H7225"\w* \w of his father’s procreative power|strong="H0202"\w* – \w to him should go the right|strong="H4941"\w* \w of the firstborn|strong="H1062"\w*.   
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\v 18  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a person|strong="H0376"\w* \w has a stubborn|strong="H5637"\w*, \w rebellious|strong="H4784"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w who pays no|strong="H0369"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to his father|strong="H0001"\w* \w or mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w and they discipline|strong="H3256"\w* \w him to no|strong="H3808"\w* \w avail|strong="H6963"\w*,  
\v 19  \w his father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w must seize|strong="H8610"\w* \w him and bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w him to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w at the gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of his city|strong="H5892"\w*.  
\v 20  \w They must declare|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of his city|strong="H5892"\w*, \w “Our son|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H2088"\w* \w stubborn|strong="H5637"\w* \w and rebellious|strong="H4784"\w* \w and pays no|strong="H0369"\w* \w attention|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w what|strong="H2088"\w* \w we|strong="H8085"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* – \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* glutton \w and|strong="H1121"\w* drunkard.”  
\v 21  \w Then|strong="H7275"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of his city|strong="H5892"\w* \w must stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w him to death|strong="H4191"\w*. \w In this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w out|strong="H7451"\w* \w wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you, and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w will hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about it and be afraid|strong="H3372"\w*.   
\s1 Disposition \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H8085"\w* Criminal’s Remains  
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\v 22  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a person|strong="H0376"\w* \w commits|strong="H2399"\w* \w a sin punishable by|strong="H4941"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w and is executed|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and you hang|strong="H8518"\w* \w the corpse|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a tree|strong="H6086"\w*,  
\v 23  \w his body|strong="H5038"\w* \w must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remain all night|strong="H3885"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the tree|strong="H6086"\w*; \w instead|strong="H3588"\w* \w you must make certain you bury|strong="H6912"\w* \w him|strong="H6912"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w same day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the one who is left exposed|strong="H8518"\w* \w on a tree is cursed|strong="H7045"\w* \w by God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w defile|strong="H2930"\w* \w your land|strong="H0127"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.   
\c 22  
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\v 1  \w When you see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your neighbor’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w* \w going astray|strong="H5080"\w*, \w do not ignore|strong="H5956"\w* \w it;|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w it without fail|strong="H7725"\w* \w to your neighbor|strong="H0251"\w*.  
\v 2  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w the owner|strong="H0251"\w* \w does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w live|strong="H7138"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w* \w you or you do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w who the owner is,|strong="H0622"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* corral \w the animal|strong="H1004"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3045"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and let it stay|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the owner|strong="H0251"\w* \w looks for|strong="H1875"\w* \w it; then you must return|strong="H7725"\w* \w it|strong="H0518"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You shall do|strong="H6213"\w* \w the same|strong="H3651"\w* \w to his donkey|strong="H2543"\w*, \w his clothes|strong="H8071"\w*, \w or anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w else your neighbor|strong="H0251"\w* \w has lost|strong="H0006"\w* \w and you have found|strong="H4672"\w*; \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w refuse|strong="H3201"\w* \w to get involved|strong="H5956"\w*.  
\v 4  \w When you see|strong="H7200"\w* \w your neighbor’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w fallen|strong="H5307"\w* \w along the road|strong="H1870"\w*, \w do not ignore|strong="H5956"\w* \w it;|strong="H6965"\w* \w instead|strong="H3808"\w*, \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* sure \w to|strong="H1870"\w* \w help|strong="H6965"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w* \w get|strong="H6965"\w* \w the animal|strong="H5973"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w its|strong="H0853"\w* feet \w again|strong="H6965"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w A woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w men’s|strong="H1397"\w* \w clothing|strong="H8071"\w*, \w nor should a man dress up in women’s|strong="H0802"\w* \w clothing, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who does|strong="H6213"\w* \w this|strong="H0428"\w* \w is offensive|strong="H8441"\w* \w to the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
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\v 6  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you happen to notice|strong="H7122"\w* \w a bird’s|strong="H6833"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w* \w along|strong="H6440"\w* \w the road|strong="H1870"\w*, \w whether in a tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0776"\w*, \w and there are chicks|strong="H0667"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w eggs|strong="H1000"\w* \w with the mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w bird|strong="H0667"\w* \w sitting|strong="H7257"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them,|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w must|strong="H1121"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w from the young|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 7  \w You must be sure|strong="H7971"\w* \w to let|strong="H7971"\w* \w the mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w go|strong="H7971"\w*, \w but you may take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the young|strong="H1121"\w* \w for yourself. Do this so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w it may go well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with you and you may have a long|strong="H0748"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 8  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a new|strong="H2319"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w you must construct|strong="H6213"\w* \w a guard rail|strong="H4624"\w* \w around your roof|strong="H1406"\w* \w to avoid|strong="H7760"\w* \w being culpable|strong="H1818"\w* \w in the event|strong="H3588"\w* \w someone|strong="H5307"\w* \w should fall|strong="H5307"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w*.   
\s1 Illustrations \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Principle \w of|strong="H1004"\w* Purity  
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\v 9  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plant|strong="H2232"\w* \w your vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w with two kinds|strong="H3610"\w* \w of seed; otherwise|strong="H6435"\w* \w the entire yield|strong="H4395"\w*, \w both of the seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w you plant|strong="H2232"\w* \w and the produce|strong="H8393"\w* \w of the vineyard|strong="H3754"\w*, \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w defiled|strong="H6942"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w plow|strong="H2790"\w* \w with an ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w and a donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w harnessed together|strong="H3162"\w*.  
\v 11  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w wear|strong="H3847"\w* \w clothing|strong="H8162"\w* \w made with wool|strong="H6785"\w* \w and linen|strong="H6593"\w* \w meshed together|strong="H3162"\w*.  
\v 12  \w You shall make|strong="H6213"\w* \w yourselves tassels|strong="H1434"\w* \w for the four|strong="H0702"\w* \w corners|strong="H3671"\w* \w of the clothing|strong="H3682"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* wear.   
\s1 Purity \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* Marriage Relationship  
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\v 13  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w marries|strong="H3947"\w* \w a woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w has sexual relations|strong="H0935"\w* \w with her,|strong="H0935"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w then|strong="H3947"\w* \w rejects|strong="H8130"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w*,  
\v 14  \w accusing|strong="H7760"\w* \w her of impropriety|strong="H5949"\w* \w and defaming|strong="H7451"\w* \w her reputation|strong="H8034"\w* \w by saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I married|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w but when I had sexual|strong="H7126"\w* \w relations|strong="H0413"\w* \w with her I discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w she was not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a virgin|strong="H1331"\w*!”  
\v 15  \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* \w the father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and mother|strong="H0517"\w* \w of the|strong="H0853"\w* \w young woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w must produce the evidence|strong="H3318"\w* \w of virginity|strong="H1331"\w* \w for the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w at the gate|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 16  \w The young|strong="H5291"\w* \w woman’s|strong="H0802"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w must say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the elders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w “I gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w my daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w and he has rejected|strong="H8130"\w* \w her|strong="H0802"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Moreover|strong="H2009"\w*, \w he has raised accusations|strong="H7760"\w* \w of impropriety by|strong="H1697"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I discovered|strong="H4672"\w* \w your daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w was not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a virgin|strong="H1331"\w*,’ \w but this|strong="H0428"\w* \w is the evidence|strong="H0428"\w* \w of my daughter’s|strong="H1323"\w* \w virginity|strong="H1331"\w*\w !” The cloth|strong="H8071"\w* \w must then be spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out|strong="H6440"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the city’s|strong="H5892"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w*.  
\v 18  \w The elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of that city|strong="H5892"\w* \w must then seize|strong="H3947"\w* \w the man|strong="H0376"\w* \w and punish|strong="H3256"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 19  \w They will fine|strong="H6064"\w* \w him one hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w shekels of silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and give|strong="H5414"\w* \w them to the young woman’s|strong="H5291"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the man who made|strong="H3318"\w* \w the accusation|strong="H7451"\w* \w ruined the reputation|strong="H8034"\w* \w of an Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w virgin|strong="H1330"\w*. \w She will then become|strong="H1961"\w* \w his wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w and he may never|strong="H3201"\w* \w divorce|strong="H7971"\w* \w her as long as|strong="H3605"\w* \w he lives|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 20  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the accusation|strong="H1697"\w* \w is true|strong="H0571"\w* \w and the young woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a virgin|strong="H1331"\w*,  
\v 21  \w the men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of her city|strong="H5892"\w* \w must bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w the young|strong="H5291"\w* \w woman to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the door|strong="H6607"\w* \w of her father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w her to|strong="H0413"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w she has done|strong="H6213"\w* \w a disgraceful thing|strong="H5039"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w by behaving like a prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w while living in her father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*. \w In this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 22  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w is caught|strong="H4672"\w* \w having sexual|strong="H7901"\w* \w relations with|strong="H5973"\w* \w a married|strong="H1166"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w the man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who had relations|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w and the woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w herself|strong="H1167"\w* \w must die|strong="H4191"\w*; \w in this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 23  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w is engaged|strong="H0781"\w* \w to a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w and another man|strong="H0376"\w* \w meets|strong="H4672"\w* \w her in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and has sexual relations|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w her|strong="H1961"\w*,  
\v 24  \w you must bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w the two|strong="H8147"\w* \w of them to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of that city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w them to death|strong="H4191"\w*, \w the young woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w because she did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cry out|strong="H6817"\w* \w though in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and the man|strong="H0376"\w* \w because he violated|strong="H6031"\w* \w his neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w fiancée|strong="H0802"\w*; \w in this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 25  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the man|strong="H0376"\w* \w came across|strong="H4672"\w* \w the engaged|strong="H0781"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w in the field|strong="H7704"\w* \w and overpowered|strong="H2388"\w* \w her and raped|strong="H7901"\w* \w her, then only the rapist|strong="H7901"\w* \w must die|strong="H4191"\w*.  
\v 26  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w anything|strong="H1697"\w* \w to the young|strong="H5291"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w* – \w she|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* deserving \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w*. \w This|strong="H2088"\w* \w case|strong="H1697"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w same|strong="H2088"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* attacks \w another|strong="H7453"\w* \w person|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w murders|strong="H7523"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w*,  
\v 27  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the man|strong="H4672"\w* \w met|strong="H4672"\w* \w her in the field|strong="H7704"\w* \w and the engaged|strong="H0781"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w cried out|strong="H6817"\w*, \w but there was no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one to rescue|strong="H3467"\w* \w her|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 28  \w Suppose|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w comes across|strong="H4672"\w* \w a virgin|strong="H1330"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w engaged|strong="H0781"\w* \w and overpowers|strong="H8610"\w* \w and rapes|strong="H7901"\w* \w her and they are discovered|strong="H4672"\w*.  
\v 29  \w The man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who has raped|strong="H7901"\w* \w her must pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5291"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w fifty|strong="H2572"\w* \w shekels of silver|strong="H3701"\w* \w and she must become|strong="H1961"\w* \w his wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w because|strong="H8478"\w* \w he has violated|strong="H6031"\w* \w her; he may|strong="H3201"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w divorce|strong="H7971"\w* \w her as long as he lives|strong="H3117"\w*.   
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\v 30  \w A man|strong="H0376"\w* \w may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w his father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w former|strong="H0802"\w* wife \w and in this way dishonor|strong="H3671"\w* \w his father|strong="H0001"\w*.   
\c 23  
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\v 1  \w A man|strong="H6481"\w* \w with crushed|strong="H1795"\w* \w or severed genitals|strong="H8212"\w* \w may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.  
\v 2  \w A person of illegitimate|strong="H4464"\w* \w birth|strong="H3808"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ; to the tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w no one|strong="H3808"\w* related \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w him|strong="H0935"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H0935"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 3  \w An Ammonite|strong="H5984"\w* \w or Moabite|strong="H4125"\w* \w may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ; to the tenth|strong="H6224"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w none|strong="H3808"\w* \w of their|strong="H1992"\w* \w descendants shall ever|strong="H5769"\w* \w do|strong="H0935"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w*,  
\v 4  \w for they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w meet|strong="H6923"\w* \w you with food|strong="H3899"\w* \w and water|strong="H4325"\w* \w on the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w as you came|strong="H3318"\w* \w from Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w and furthermore|strong="H0834"\w*, \w they hired|strong="H7936"\w* \w Balaam|strong="H1109"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Beor|strong="H1160"\w* \w of Pethor|strong="H6604"\w* \w in Aram Naharaim|strong="H0763"\w* \w to curse|strong="H7043"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*.  
\v 5  \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w refused|strong="H0014"\w* \w to listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Balaam|strong="H1109"\w* \w and changed|strong="H0430"\w* \w the curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w to a blessing|strong="H1293"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w loves|strong="H0157"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w seek|strong="H1875"\w* \w peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w and prosperity|strong="H2896"\w* \w for them through all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the ages|strong="H5769"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H2015"\w*.  
\v 7  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8581"\w* \w an Edomite|strong="H0130"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he is|strong="H1931"\w* \w your relative|strong="H0251"\w*; \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w hate|strong="H8581"\w* \w an Egyptian|strong="H4713"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you lived as a foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w in his land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Children|strong="H1121"\w* \w of the third|strong="H7992"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to them|strong="H0935"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* enter \w the assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*.   
\s1 Purity \w in|strong="H0776"\w* Personal Hygiene  
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\v 9  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you go out|strong="H3318"\w* \w as an army|strong="H4264"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, \w guard|strong="H8104"\w* \w yourselves against anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w impure|strong="H7451"\w*.  
\v 10  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w is someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w among you who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H1961"\w* \w impure|strong="H2889"\w* \w because of some nocturnal|strong="H3915"\w* \w emission|strong="H7137"\w*, \w he must leave|strong="H3318"\w* \w the camp|strong="H4264"\w*; \w he may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w reenter|strong="H8432"\w* \w it|strong="H4264"\w* immediately.  
\v 11  \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w arrives|strong="H6437"\w* \w he must wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w himself with water|strong="H4325"\w* \w and then at sunset|strong="H8121"\w* \w he may reenter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the camp|strong="H4264"\w*.   
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\v 12  \w You are to have a place outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w to serve|strong="H3318"\w* \w as a latrine|strong="H2351"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You must have a spade|strong="H3489"\w* \w among|strong="H5921"\w* \w your other equipment|strong="H0240"\w* \w and when|strong="H1961"\w* \w you relieve yourself|strong="H3427"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w you must dig a hole|strong="H2658"\w* \w with the spade|strong="H7725"\w* \w and|strong="H3027"\w* \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w turn|strong="H1961"\w* \w and cover|strong="H3680"\w* \w your excrement|strong="H6627"\w*.  
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w walks|strong="H1980"\w* \w about in the middle|strong="H7130"\w* \w of your camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w to deliver|strong="H5337"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w and defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w for you. Therefore your camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w should be holy|strong="H6918"\w*, \w so that he does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w anything indecent|strong="H1697"\w* \w among you and turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w away|strong="H0310"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w*.   
\s1 Purity \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Treatment \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Nonprivileged  
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\v 15  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w return an escaped|strong="H5462"\w* \w slave|strong="H5650"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his master|strong="H0113"\w* \w when he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w run|strong="H5337"\w* \w away|strong="H5973"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0113"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Indeed|strong="H5973"\w*, \w he may live|strong="H3427"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you in any place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he chooses|strong="H0977"\w*, \w in whichever of your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w he prefers|strong="H2896"\w*; \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w oppress|strong="H3238"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.   
\s1 Purity \w in|strong="H0413"\w* Cultic Personnel  
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\v 17  \w There must never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a sacred prostitute|strong="H6948"\w* \w among the young women|strong="H1323"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w a sacred male prostitute|strong="H6945"\w* \w among the young|strong="H1121"\w* \w men|strong="H3478"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* Israel.  
\v 18  \w You must never|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w the pay|strong="H0868"\w* \w of a female prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w or the wage|strong="H4242"\w* \w of a male prostitute|strong="H3611"\w* \w into the temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in fulfillment of any|strong="H3605"\w* \w vow|strong="H5088"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w of these are abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\s1 Respect \w for|strong="H3808"\w* Others’ Property  
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\v 19  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w charge interest on|strong="H5392"\w* \w a loan|strong="H5392"\w* \w to your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelite,|strong="H5392"\w* \w whether|strong="H1571"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w money|strong="H3701"\w*, \w food|strong="H0400"\w*, \w or anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w else that has been loaned|strong="H1697"\w* \w with interest|strong="H5392"\w*.  
\v 20  \w You may lend|strong="H5237"\w* \w with interest|strong="H5391"\w* \w to a foreigner|strong="H5237"\w*, \w but not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H5391"\w*; \w if you keep|strong="H4616"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w command|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you undertake|strong="H4916"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about|strong="H8033"\w* \w to enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 21  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you make|strong="H5087"\w* \w a vow|strong="H5088"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w delay|strong="H0309"\w* \w in fulfilling|strong="H7999"\w* \w it, for otherwise he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w surely|strong="H0834"\w* \w hold|strong="H1875"\w* \w you accountable|strong="H1875"\w* \w as a sinner|strong="H2399"\w*.  
\v 22  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you refrain|strong="H2308"\w* \w from making a vow|strong="H5087"\w*, \w it will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w sinful|strong="H2399"\w*.  
\v 23  \w Whatever you vow|strong="H8193"\w*, \w you must be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have promised|strong="H1696"\w*, \w such as what you have vowed|strong="H5087"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w as a freewill offering|strong="H5071"\w*.  
\v 24  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w of your neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w you may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w as many grapes|strong="H6025"\w* \w as you please|strong="H7648"\w*, \w but you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take away|strong="H5414"\w* \w any in|strong="H0413"\w* \w a container|strong="H3627"\w*.  
\v 25  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into the ripe grain|strong="H7054"\w* \w fields of your neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w you may pluck|strong="H6998"\w* \w off the kernels|strong="H4425"\w* \w with your hand|strong="H3027"\w*, \w but you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w use|strong="H5130"\w* \w a sickle|strong="H2770"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w ripe grain|strong="H7054"\w*.   
\c 24  
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\v 1  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w marries|strong="H1166"\w* \w a woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w and she does|strong="H0518"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w please him|strong="H4672"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w he has found|strong="H4672"\w* \w something offensive|strong="H6172"\w* \w in her, then he may draw up a divorce|strong="H3748"\w* \w document, give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H3789"\w* \w to her, and evict|strong="H7971"\w* \w her from his|strong="H3027"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*.  
\v 2  \w When she has left|strong="H3318"\w* \w him|strong="H1980"\w* \w she|strong="H1980"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and become|strong="H1961"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w else’s|strong="H0312"\w* wife.  
\v 3  \w If the second husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w rejects|strong="H8130"\w* \w her and then divorces|strong="H3748"\w* \w her,|strong="H5414"\w* \w gives|strong="H5414"\w* \w her the papers|strong="H5612"\w*, \w and evicts her from|strong="H3027"\w* \w his house|strong="H1004"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w the second husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H0802"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w*,  
\v 4  \w her first|strong="H7223"\w* \w husband|strong="H1167"\w* \w who divorced|strong="H7971"\w* \w her is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w permitted|strong="H3201"\w* \w to remarry|strong="H0802"\w* \w her|strong="H7971"\w* \w after|strong="H0310"\w* \w she has become ritually impure|strong="H2930"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w that is|strong="H1931"\w* \w offensive|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w .|strong="H3808"\w* \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w bring guilt|strong="H2398"\w* \w on the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.   
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\v 5  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w is newly|strong="H2319"\w* \w married|strong="H0802"\w*, \w he need not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H6635"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w be obligated|strong="H5921"\w* \w in any|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w*; \w he must be free|strong="H5355"\w* \w to stay at home|strong="H1004"\w* \w for a full|strong="H0259"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w and bring joy|strong="H8055"\w* \w to|strong="H0802"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w married|strong="H3947"\w*.   
\p
\v 6  \w One must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H2254"\w* \w either lower|strong="H7347"\w* \w or upper|strong="H7393"\w* \w millstones|strong="H7393"\w* \w as security|strong="H2254"\w* \w on a loan, for that|strong="H3588"\w* \w is like taking|strong="H2254"\w* \w a life|strong="H5315"\w* \w itself|strong="H1931"\w* \w as security|strong="H2254"\w*.   
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\v 7  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w a man|strong="H0376"\w* \w is found|strong="H4672"\w* \w kidnapping|strong="H1589"\w* \w a person|strong="H5315"\w* \w from among his fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and regards|strong="H6014"\w* \w him as mere property|strong="H4376"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sells|strong="H4376"\w* \w him, that kidnapper|strong="H1590"\w* \w must die|strong="H4191"\w*. \w In this way you will purge|strong="H1197"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w from among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.   
\s1 Respect \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Human|strong="H5315"\w* Dignity  
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\v 8  \w Be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w during an outbreak|strong="H5061"\w* \w of leprosy|strong="H6883"\w* \w to follow precisely|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the Levitical|strong="H3881"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w instruct|strong="H3384"\w* \w you; as|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them, so|strong="H8104"\w* \w you should|strong="H8104"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to Miriam|strong="H4813"\w* \w along the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w after you left|strong="H3318"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.   
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\v 10  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you make any kind of loan|strong="H4859"\w* \w to your neighbor|strong="H7453"\w*, \w you may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w into his house|strong="H1004"\w* \w to claim|strong="H5670"\w* \w what he is offering as security|strong="H5667"\w*.  
\v 11  \w You must|strong="H2351"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w and the person|strong="H0376"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are making the loan|strong="H5383"\w* \w will bring out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you what he is offering as security|strong="H5667"\w*.  
\v 12  \w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w the person|strong="H0376"\w* \w is poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w you may not|strong="H3808"\w* \w use what he gives you as security for a covering|strong="H5667"\w*.  
\v 13  \w You must by all means|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to him at sunset|strong="H8121"\w* \w the item he gave you as security|strong="H5667"\w* \w so that he may sleep|strong="H7901"\w* \w in his outer garment|strong="H8008"\w* \w and bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you for it; it will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w considered a just|strong="H6666"\w* deed \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
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\v 14  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w oppress|strong="H6231"\w* \w a lowly and poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w servant|strong="H7916"\w*, \w whether one from among your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H0176"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w from the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who are living in your land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and villages|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 15  \w You must pay|strong="H5414"\w* \w his wage|strong="H7939"\w* \w that very day|strong="H3117"\w* \w before the sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w sets|strong="H0935"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he is poor|strong="H6041"\w* \w and his life|strong="H5315"\w* \w depends|strong="H5375"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it. Otherwise he will cry out|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w against you, and you will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w guilty of sin|strong="H2399"\w*.   
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\v 16  \w Fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be put to death|strong="H4191"\w* \w for what their children|strong="H1121"\w* \w do, nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w for what their fathers|strong="H0001"\w* \w do; each|strong="H0376"\w* \w must be put to death|strong="H4191"\w* \w for his own sin|strong="H2399"\w*.   
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\v 17  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pervert|strong="H5186"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w due a resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w* \w or an orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w take|strong="H2254"\w* \w a widow’s|strong="H0490"\w* \w garment|strong="H0899"\w* \w as security for a loan|strong="H2254"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w in Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w redeemed|strong="H6299"\w* \w you from there|strong="H8033"\w*; \w therefore|strong="H3651"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Whenever|strong="H3588"\w* \w you reap|strong="H7114"\w* \w your harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w in your field|strong="H7704"\w* \w and leave some unraked|strong="H6016"\w* \w grain there|strong="H7704"\w*, \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to get|strong="H3947"\w* \w it; it should|strong="H3947"\w* \w go to the resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w*, \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and widow|strong="H0490"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w may bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the work|strong="H4639"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w do|strong="H4639"\w*.  
\v 20  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you beat|strong="H2251"\w* \w your olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w tree you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w repeat|strong="H6286"\w* \w the procedure|strong="H0310"\w*; \w the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w*, \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and widow|strong="H0490"\w*.  
\v 21  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you gather the grapes|strong="H1219"\w* \w of your vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w do so|strong="H5953"\w* \w a second time|strong="H5953"\w*; \w they should go|strong="H5953"\w* \w to the resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w*, \w orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and widow|strong="H0490"\w*.  
\v 22  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you were slaves|strong="H5650"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*; \w therefore|strong="H3651"\w*, \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H1697"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w*.   
\c 25  
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\v 1  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w controversy|strong="H7379"\w* \w arises|strong="H0582"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w people|strong="H0582"\w*, \w they should go to|strong="H0413"\w* \w court for judgment|strong="H4941"\w*. \w When the judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w hear|strong="H6663"\w* \w the case, they shall exonerate|strong="H6663"\w* \w the innocent|strong="H6662"\w* \w but|strong="H7563"\w* \w condemn|strong="H7561"\w* \w the guilty|strong="H7563"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w*, \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the guilty person is sentenced|strong="H1767"\w* \w to a beating|strong="H5307"\w*, \w the judge|strong="H8199"\w* \w shall force him|strong="H5221"\w* \w to lie down|strong="H5221"\w* \w and be|strong="H1767"\w* \w beaten|strong="H5221"\w* \w in his presence|strong="H6440"\w* \w with the number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of blows|strong="H5221"\w* \w his wicked|strong="H7564"\w* behavior \w deserves|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 3  \w The judge|strong="H3254"\w* \w may|strong="H0251"\w* \w sentence him to forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w blows|strong="H6435"\w*, \w but no|strong="H3808"\w* \w more|strong="H3254"\w*. \w If|strong="H6435"\w* \w he is struck|strong="H5221"\w* \w with more than|strong="H7227"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w*, \w you might view|strong="H7034"\w* \w your fellow|strong="H0251"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H5921"\w* contempt.   
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\v 4  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w muzzle|strong="H2629"\w* \w your|strong="H7794"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w when it is treading grain|strong="H1758"\w*.   
\s1 Respect \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* Sanctity \w of|strong="H3808"\w* Others  
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\v 5  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w* \w and one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of them|strong="H1992"\w* \w dies|strong="H4191"\w* \w without|strong="H0369"\w* \w having a son|strong="H1121"\w*, \w the dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w man’s wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w remarry|strong="H2114"\w* \w someone|strong="H0376"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w* \w the family. Instead, her|strong="H0802"\w* \w late husband’s brother|strong="H2993"\w* \w must|strong="H3947"\w* \w go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to her, marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w her,|strong="H2992"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w perform|strong="H2992"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w duty|strong="H2992"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w brother-in-law|strong="H2992"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w the first son|strong="H1060"\w* \w she bears|strong="H3205"\w* \w will continue|strong="H6965"\w* \w the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of the dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w brother|strong="H0251"\w*, \w thus preventing|strong="H4229"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w from being blotted out|strong="H4229"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 7  \w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w the man|strong="H0376"\w* \w does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w his brother’s widow|strong="H2994"\w*, \w then she|strong="H2994"\w* \w must go|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w at the town gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “My husband’s brother|strong="H2993"\w* \w refuses|strong="H3985"\w* \w to preserve|strong="H6965"\w* \w his brother’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w*; \w he is unwilling|strong="H0014"\w* \w to perform the duty of a brother-in-law|strong="H2992"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*!”  
\v 8  \w Then the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of his city|strong="H5892"\w* \w must summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w him and speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w*. \w If he persists|strong="H5975"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I don’t want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to marry|strong="H3947"\w* \w her|strong="H0413"\w*,”  
\v 9  \w then his sister-in-law|strong="H2994"\w* \w must approach|strong="H5066"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w in view|strong="H5869"\w* \w of the elders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w remove his sandal|strong="H5275"\w* \w from his foot|strong="H7272"\w*, \w and spit|strong="H3417"\w* \w in his face|strong="H6440"\w*. \w She will then respond|strong="H6030"\w*, \w “Thus|strong="H3602"\w* \w may it be done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to any man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w does not|strong="H3808"\w* \w maintain|strong="H1129"\w* \w his brother’s|strong="H0251"\w* \w family|strong="H1004"\w* \w line|strong="H6440"\w*!”  
\v 10  \w His family name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will be referred|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w as “the family|strong="H1004"\w* \w of the one|strong="H2502"\w* \w whose sandal|strong="H5275"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* removed.”   
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\v 11  \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w two men|strong="H0251"\w* \w get into|strong="H7126"\w* \w a hand-to-hand|strong="H3162"\w* \w fight|strong="H5327"\w*, \w and the wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w of one|strong="H0259"\w* \w of them gets involved|strong="H5337"\w* \w to help her husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w against his attacker|strong="H5221"\w*, \w and she reaches out|strong="H7971"\w* \w her hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w and grabs|strong="H2388"\w* \w his genitals|strong="H4016"\w*,  
\v 12  \w then you must cut|strong="H7112"\w* \w off her hand|strong="H3709"\w* \w – do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w pity|strong="H2347"\w* \w her|strong="H7112"\w*.   
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\v 13  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have in your bag|strong="H3599"\w* \w different stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w weights|strong="H0068"\w*, \w a heavy|strong="H1419"\w* \w and a light|strong="H6996"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\v 14  \w You must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w have in your house|strong="H1004"\w* \w different measuring containers|strong="H0374"\w*, \w a large|strong="H1419"\w* \w and a small|strong="H6996"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w*.  
\v 15  \w You must have|strong="H1961"\w* \w an accurate|strong="H8003"\w* \w and correct|strong="H6664"\w* \w stone weight|strong="H0068"\w* \w and an accurate|strong="H8003"\w* \w and correct|strong="H6664"\w* \w measuring container|strong="H0374"\w*, \w so that|strong="H4616"\w* \w your life|strong="H3117"\w* \w may be extended|strong="H0748"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is about to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 16  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w who acts|strong="H6213"\w* \w dishonestly|strong="H5766"\w* \w in these|strong="H0428"\w* \w ways is abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\s1 Treatment \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Amalekites  
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\v 17  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to you on your way|strong="H1870"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*,  
\v 18  \w how|strong="H0834"\w* \w they met|strong="H7136"\w* \w you along the way|strong="H1870"\w* \w and cut off|strong="H2179"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your stragglers|strong="H2826"\w* \w in the rear|strong="H0310"\w* \w of the march when you|strong="H0859"\w* \w were exhausted|strong="H5889"\w* \w and tired|strong="H3023"\w*; \w they were unafraid|strong="H3373"\w* \w of God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 19  \w So when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w gives you relief|strong="H5117"\w* \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who surround|strong="H5439"\w* \w you in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H5414"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w you must wipe out|strong="H4229"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w memory|strong="H2143"\w* \w of the Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w* \w from under|strong="H8478"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* – \w do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w*!   
\c 26  
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\v 1  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w and you occupy|strong="H3423"\w* \w it and live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*,  
\v 2  \w you must take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the first|strong="H7225"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the ground’s|strong="H0127"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w you harvest|strong="H0935"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you, place|strong="H7760"\w* \w it in a basket|strong="H2935"\w*, \w and go|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w chooses|strong="H0977"\w* \w to locate|strong="H7931"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w*.  
\v 3  \w You must go|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w in office at that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w and say|strong="H0559"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “I declare|strong="H5046"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I have come|strong="H0935"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w*.”  
\v 4  \w The priest|strong="H3548"\w* \w will then take|strong="H3947"\w* \w the basket|strong="H2935"\w* \w from you|strong="H3240"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w set|strong="H3240"\w* \w it before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then|strong="H6030"\w* \w you must affirm|strong="H0559"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w God|strong="H0430"\+w*\nd*\w , “A wandering|strong="H0006"\w* \w Aramean|strong="H0761"\w* \w was my ancestor|strong="H0001"\w*, \w and he went down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and lived|strong="H1481"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w as a foreigner with a household few|strong="H4592"\w* \w in number|strong="H4592"\w*, \w but there|strong="H8033"\w* \w he became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a great|strong="H1419"\w*, \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w*, \w and numerous|strong="H7227"\w* \w people|strong="H1471"\w*.  
\v 6  \w But|strong="H7489"\w* \w the Egyptians|strong="H4713"\w* \w mistreated|strong="H0854"\w* \w and oppressed|strong="H6031"\w* \w us, forcing|strong="H5414"\w* \w us to do burdensome|strong="H7186"\w* \w labor|strong="H5656"\w*.  
\v 7  \w So we cried out|strong="H6817"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w and he|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w us and saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w our humiliation|strong="H6040"\w*, \w toil|strong="H5999"\w*, \w and oppression|strong="H3906"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Therefore|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w brought us out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w with tremendous|strong="H2389"\w* \w strength|strong="H2220"\w* \w and power|strong="H5186"\w*, \w as well as with great|strong="H1419"\w* \w awe-inspiring|strong="H4172"\w* \w signs|strong="H0226"\w* \w and wonders|strong="H4159"\w*.  
\v 9  \w Then he brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w us to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w and gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w us this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*.  
\v 10  \w So now|strong="H6258"\w*, \w look|strong="H2009"\w*\w ! I have brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w the first|strong="H7225"\w* \w of the ground’s|strong="H0127"\w* \w produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*, \w have given|strong="H5414"\w* \w me.” Then you must set|strong="H3240"\w* \w it down before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 11  \w You will celebrate|strong="H8056"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the good|strong="H2896"\w* \w things that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has given you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your family|strong="H1004"\w*, \w along with the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w and the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.   
\s1 Presentation \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* Third-year Tithe  
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\v 12  \w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w you finish|strong="H3615"\w* \w tithing|strong="H6237"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your income|strong="H8393"\w* \w in the third|strong="H7992"\w* \w year|strong="H8141"\w* \w (the year|strong="H8141"\w* \w of tithing|strong="H4643"\w*\w ), you must give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to the Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \w the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*, \w the orphans|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and the widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w so that they may eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w to their satisfaction|strong="H7646"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Then you shall say|strong="H0559"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w “I have removed|strong="H1197"\w* \w the sacred|strong="H6944"\w* \w offering|strong="H4480"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w my house|strong="H1004"\w* \w and given|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to the Levites|strong="H3881"\w*, \w the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w*, \w the orphans|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and the widows|strong="H0490"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as you have commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w me.|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w violated|strong="H5674"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w your commandments|strong="H4687"\w*.  
\v 14  \w I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w anything when I was in mourning|strong="H0205"\w*, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w removed|strong="H1197"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of it while ceremonially unclean|strong="H2931"\w*, \w or offered|strong="H5414"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w of it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to the dead|strong="H4191"\w*; \w I have obeyed|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 15  \w Look|strong="H8259"\w* \w down from|strong="H4480"\w* \w your holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w dwelling place|strong="H4583"\w* \w in heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w your people|strong="H5971"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w you have|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w us, just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as you promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w our ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w – a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w*.”   
\s1 Narrative Interlude  
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\v 16  \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*, \w something|strong="H8104"\w* \w you must do|strong="H6213"\w* \w with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and soul|strong="H5315"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w you have declared|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and that you will walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w in his ways|strong="H1870"\w*, \w keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his statutes|strong="H2706"\w*, \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w and ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*, \w and obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w*.  
\v 18  \w And today|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has declared|strong="H0559"\w* \w you to be|strong="H1961"\w* \w his special|strong="H5459"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w (as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he already promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w you) so you may keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Then|strong="H5945"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* elevate \w you above|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w he has|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w and you will receive praise|strong="H8416"\w*, \w fame|strong="H8034"\w*, \w and honor|strong="H8597"\w*. \w You will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w as he has said|strong="H1696"\w*.   
\c 27  
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\v 1  \w Then Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w and the elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*\w : “Pay attention|strong="H8104"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 2  \w When|strong="H3117"\w* \w you cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan River|strong="H3383"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H7874"\w* \w you, you must erect|strong="H6965"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w and cover|strong="H7874"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* plaster.  
\v 3  \w Then you must inscribe|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w when you cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over, so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you may enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you, a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 4  \w So when|strong="H1961"\w* \w you cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w you must erect|strong="H6965"\w* \w on Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ebal|strong="H5858"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w about which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and you must cover them with plaster|strong="H7874"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then you must build|strong="H1129"\w* \w an altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w an altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w – do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w use|strong="H5130"\w* \w an iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w tool|strong="H5130"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You must build|strong="H1129"\w* \w the altar|strong="H4196"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w with whole|strong="H8003"\w* \w stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w and offer|strong="H8003"\w* \w burnt offerings|strong="H5930"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Also you must offer fellowship offerings|strong="H8002"\w* \w and eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them there|strong="H8033"\w*, \w rejoicing|strong="H8055"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 8  \w You must inscribe|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the stones|strong="H0068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, \w making|strong="H0874"\w* \w them clear|strong="H3190"\w*.”   
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\v 9  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w and the Levitical|strong="H3881"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w* \w spoke to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w : “Be quiet|strong="H5535"\w* \w and pay attention|strong="H8085"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w you have become|strong="H1961"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You must obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w keep|strong="H6213"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2706"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\v 11  \w Moreover, Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w that day|strong="H3117"\w*:  
\v 12 “\w The following|strong="H0428"\w* \w tribes|strong="H5975"\w* \w must|strong="H0853"\w* \w stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w to bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Gerizim|strong="H1630"\w* \w when you cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*\w : Simeon|strong="H8095"\w*, \w Levi|strong="H3878"\w*, \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*, \w Joseph|strong="H3130"\w*, \w and Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w*.  
\v 13  \w And these|strong="H0428"\w* \w other tribes must stand|strong="H5975"\w* \w for the curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w on Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Ebal|strong="H5858"\w*\w : Reuben|strong="H7205"\w*, \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*, \w Asher|strong="H0836"\w*, \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*, \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w*, \w and Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* Covenant \w Curses|strong="H7045"\w*  
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\v 14 “\w The Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w will call|strong="H6030"\w* \w out to|strong="H0413"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w with a loud|strong="H7311"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*:  
\v 15 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one|strong="H0376"\w* \w who makes|strong="H6213"\w* \w a carved|strong="H6459"\w* \w or metal image|strong="H4541"\w* \w – something abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the work|strong="H4639"\w* \w of the craftsman|strong="H2796"\w* – \w and sets it up|strong="H7760"\w* \w in a secret place|strong="H5643"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 16 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who disrespects|strong="H7034"\w* \w his father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and mother|strong="H0517"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 17 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who moves|strong="H5253"\w* \w his neighbor’s|strong="H7453"\w* \w boundary|strong="H1366"\w* \w marker.’ Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 18 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who misleads|strong="H7686"\w* \w a blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w person on the road|strong="H1870"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 19 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who perverts|strong="H5186"\w* \w justice|strong="H4941"\w* \w for the resident foreigner|strong="H1616"\w*, \w the orphan|strong="H3490"\w*, \w and the widow|strong="H0490"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 20 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who has sexual relations|strong="H7901"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his father’s|strong="H0001"\w* \w former wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he dishonors|strong="H3671"\w* \w his father|strong="H0001"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 21 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one|strong="H3605"\w* \w who commits bestiality|strong="H0929"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 22 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who has sexual|strong="H7901"\w* \w relations with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his sister|strong="H0269"\w*, \w the daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of either his father|strong="H0001"\w* \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 23 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who has sexual|strong="H7901"\w* \w relations with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his mother-in-law|strong="H2859"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 24 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who kills|strong="H5221"\w* \w his neighbor|strong="H7453"\w* \w in private|strong="H5643"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 25 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who takes|strong="H3947"\w* \w a bribe|strong="H7810"\w* \w to kill|strong="H5221"\w* \w an innocent|strong="H5355"\w* \w person|strong="H1818"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’  
\v 26 ‘\w Cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w is the one who refuses|strong="H6965"\w* \w to keep the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.’ \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will say, ‘Amen|strong="H0543"\w*!’   
\c 28  
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\v 1 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you indeed|strong="H8085"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and are careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to observe|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will elevate|strong="H5945"\w* \w you above|strong="H5921"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 2  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w blessings|strong="H1293"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w to you in abundance|strong="H5381"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*:  
\v 3  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will be blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w in the field|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Your children|strong="H0990"\w* \w will be blessed|strong="H1288"\w*, \w as well as the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w*, \w the offspring|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your livestock|strong="H0929"\w*, \w the calves of your herds|strong="H0504"\w*, \w and the lambs|strong="H6629"\w* \w of your flocks|strong="H6251"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Your basket|strong="H2935"\w* \w and your mixing bowl|strong="H4863"\w* \w will be blessed|strong="H1288"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You will be blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w when you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in and blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w when you|strong="H0859"\w* \w go out|strong="H3318"\w*.  
\v 7  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will cause your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w who attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w you to be struck|strong="H5062"\w* \w down before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you; they will attack you from one|strong="H0259"\w* \w direction|strong="H3318"\w* \w but flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w from you in seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w different directions|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will decree|strong="H6680"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w for you with respect to your barns|strong="H0618"\w* \w and in everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H4916"\w* \w do|strong="H6680"\w* – yes, \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 9  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will designate|strong="H6965"\w* \w you as his holy|strong="H6918"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w you, if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and obey|strong="H1980"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*.  
\v 10  \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w will see|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you belong to the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and they will respect|strong="H3372"\w* \w you|strong="H4480"\w*.  
\v 11  \w The|strong="H3498"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will greatly|strong="H3498"\w* \w multiply|strong="H2896"\w* \w your children|strong="H0990"\w*, \w the offspring|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your livestock|strong="H0929"\w*, \w and the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H7650"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w he would give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 12  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will open|strong="H6605"\w* \w for you his good|strong="H2896"\w* \w treasure|strong="H0214"\w* \w house, the|strong="H0853"\w* \w heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w for the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w in its season|strong="H6256"\w* \w and to bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you do|strong="H4639"\w*; \w you will lend|strong="H3867"\w* \w to many|strong="H7227"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w but you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w borrow|strong="H3867"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w*.  
\v 13  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will make you|strong="H5414"\w* \w the head|strong="H7218"\w* \w and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w the tail|strong="H2180"\w*, \w and you will|strong="H1961"\w* \w always|strong="H7535"\w* \w end up at the top and not|strong="H3808"\w* \w at the bottom|strong="H4295"\w*, \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w his|strong="H4687"\w* \w commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w urging|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w to be careful|strong="H8104"\w* \w to do|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 14  \w But you must not|strong="H3808"\w* \w turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w away from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the commandments|strong="H1697"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w to either the right|strong="H3225"\w* \w or left|strong="H8040"\w*, \w nor pursue|strong="H0310"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.   
\s1 Curses \w as|strong="H0834"\w* Reversal \w of|strong="H0430"\w* Blessings  
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\v 15 “\w But if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you ignore|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and are not careful to keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w curses|strong="H7045"\w* \w will come|strong="H0935"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w you in full force|strong="H5381"\w*:  
\v 16  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will be cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w in the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w in the field|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\v 17  \w Your basket|strong="H2935"\w* \w and your mixing bowl|strong="H4863"\w* \w will be cursed|strong="H0779"\w*.  
\v 18  \w Your children|strong="H0990"\w* \w will be cursed|strong="H0779"\w*, \w as well as the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w*, \w the calves of your herds|strong="H0504"\w*, \w and the lambs|strong="H6629"\w* \w of your flocks|strong="H6251"\w*.  
\v 19  \w You will be cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w when you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w in and cursed|strong="H0779"\w* \w when you|strong="H0859"\w* \w go out|strong="H3318"\w*.   
\s1 \w Curses|strong="H0779"\w* \w by|strong="H0935"\w* Disease \w and|strong="H0935"\w* Drought  
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\v 20 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w on you a curse|strong="H3994"\w*, \w confusing|strong="H4103"\w* \w you and opposing you|strong="H4045"\w* \w in everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you undertake|strong="H3027"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you are destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w and quickly|strong="H4118"\w* \w perish|strong="H0006"\w* \w because|strong="H6440"\w* \w of the evil|strong="H7455"\w* \w of your deeds|strong="H4611"\w*, \w in that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have forsaken me|strong="H5800"\w*.  
\v 21  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will plague|strong="H1698"\w* \w you with deadly diseases|strong="H1692"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he has completely removed|strong="H3615"\w* \w you from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about|strong="H0935"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 22  \w He|strong="H5221"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* afflict \w you with weakness|strong="H7829"\w*, \w fever|strong="H6920"\w*, \w inflammation|strong="H1816"\w*, \w infection|strong="H2746"\w*, \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*, \w blight|strong="H7711"\w*, \w and mildew|strong="H3420"\w*; \w these will attack|strong="H7291"\w* \w you until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you perish|strong="H0006"\w*.  
\v 23  \w The|strong="H8064"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w your heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w bronze|strong="H5178"\w* \w and the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w* \w you iron|strong="H1270"\w*.  
\v 24  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will make|strong="H5414"\w* \w the rain|strong="H4306"\w* \w of your land|strong="H0776"\w* \w powder|strong="H0080"\w* \w and dust|strong="H6083"\w*; \w it will come down|strong="H3381"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you are destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*.   
\s1 Curses \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w Defeat|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Deportation  
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\v 25 “\w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will allow|strong="H5414"\w* \w you to be struck|strong="H5062"\w* \w down before|strong="H6440"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w*; \w you will attack them from one|strong="H0259"\w* \w direction|strong="H1870"\w* \w but flee|strong="H5127"\w* \w from them|strong="H0413"\w* \w in seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w directions|strong="H6440"\w* \w and will become an object of terror|strong="H2189"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the kingdoms|strong="H4467"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 26  \w Your carcasses|strong="H5038"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w food|strong="H3978"\w* \w for every|strong="H3605"\w* \w bird|strong="H5775"\w* \w of the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w and wild animal|strong="H0929"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w and there will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one to chase them off|strong="H2729"\w*.  
\v 27  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will afflict|strong="H5221"\w* \w you with the boils|strong="H7822"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and with tumors|strong="H6076"\w*, \w eczema|strong="H1618"\w*, \w and scabies|strong="H2775"\w*, \w all of which|strong="H0834"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3201"\w* \w be healed|strong="H7495"\w*.  
\v 28  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will also subject|strong="H5221"\w* \w you to madness|strong="H7697"\w*, \w blindness|strong="H5788"\w*, \w and confusion|strong="H8541"\w* \w of mind|strong="H3824"\w*.  
\v 29  \w You will feel|strong="H4959"\w* \w your way along|strong="H4959"\w* \w at noon|strong="H6672"\w* \w like|strong="H0834"\w* \w the blind|strong="H5787"\w* \w person does in darkness|strong="H0653"\w* \w and you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w succeed|strong="H6743"\w* \w in anything you do|strong="H1870"\w*; \w you will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w constantly|strong="H4959"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6231"\w* \w and continually|strong="H4959"\w* \w robbed|strong="H1497"\w*, \w with no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one to save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 30  \w You will be engaged|strong="H0781"\w* \w to a woman|strong="H0802"\w* \w and another|strong="H0312"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w will rape|strong="H7693"\w* \w her. You will build|strong="H1129"\w* \w a house|strong="H1004"\w* \w but not|strong="H3808"\w* \w live in it. You will plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w a vineyard|strong="H3754"\w* \w but not|strong="H3808"\w* \w even begin|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H0376"\w* use \w it|strong="H1129"\w*.  
\v 31  \w Your ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w will be slaughtered|strong="H2873"\w* \w before your very eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w but you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w of it. Your donkey|strong="H2543"\w* \w will be stolen|strong="H1497"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w you as you watch and will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w to you. Your flock|strong="H6629"\w* \w of sheep will be given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w and there will be no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one to save|strong="H3467"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 32  \w Your sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w will be given|strong="H5414"\w* \w to another|strong="H0312"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w while|strong="H5869"\w* \w you look|strong="H7200"\w* \w on in vain|strong="H3616"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and you will be powerless|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w do|strong="H3027"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w about|strong="H0413"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 33  \w As for the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your land|strong="H0127"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your labor|strong="H3018"\w*, \w a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w you do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w will consume|strong="H0398"\w* \w it, and you will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w nothing but|strong="H7535"\w* \w oppressed|strong="H6231"\w* \w and crushed|strong="H7533"\w* \w for the rest|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w lives|strong="H1961"\w*.  
\v 34  \w You will|strong="H1961"\w* \w go insane|strong="H7696"\w* \w from seeing|strong="H7200"\w* \w all this|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 35  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will afflict|strong="H5221"\w* \w you in your knees|strong="H1290"\w* \w and on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your legs|strong="H7785"\w* \w with painful, incurable|strong="H7451"\w* \w boils|strong="H7822"\w* \w – from the soles|strong="H3709"\w* \w of your feet|strong="H7272"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the top of|strong="H6936"\w* \w your head|strong="H6936"\w*.  
\v 36  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will force you|strong="H0853"\w* \w and your king|strong="H4428"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you will appoint|strong="H6965"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w away to|strong="H0413"\w* \w a people|strong="H1471"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w*, \w and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and stone|strong="H0068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.  
\v 37  \w You will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w an occasion of horror|strong="H8047"\w*, \w a proverb|strong="H4912"\w*, \w and an object of ridicule|strong="H8148"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w to whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will drive|strong="H5090"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Curse \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Reversed Status  
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\v 38 “\w You will take|strong="H3318"\w* \w much|strong="H7227"\w* \w seed|strong="H2233"\w* \w to the field|strong="H7704"\w* \w but gather|strong="H0622"\w* \w little|strong="H4592"\w* \w harvest, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* \w will consume|strong="H2628"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.  
\v 39  \w You will plant|strong="H5193"\w* \w vineyards|strong="H3754"\w* \w and cultivate|strong="H5647"\w* \w them, but you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w gather|strong="H0103"\w* \w in grapes, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w worms|strong="H8438"\w* \w will eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w them|strong="H0398"\w*.  
\v 40  \w You will have olive|strong="H2132"\w* \w trees throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w your territory|strong="H1366"\w* \w but you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w anoint|strong="H5480"\w* \w yourself with olive oil|strong="H8081"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the olives|strong="H2132"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w drop|strong="H5394"\w* \w off|strong="H5394"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H2132"\w* \w while|strong="H1961"\w* still unripe.  
\v 41  \w You will bear|strong="H3205"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w but not|strong="H3808"\w* \w keep them, because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they will be taken into captivity|strong="H7628"\w*.  
\v 42  \w Whirring locusts|strong="H6767"\w* \w will take over every|strong="H3605"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w*.  
\v 43  \w The foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w who reside among|strong="H7130"\w* \w you will become higher|strong="H5927"\w* \w and higher|strong="H4605"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will become lower|strong="H3381"\w* \w and lower|strong="H4295"\w*.  
\v 44  \w They will lend|strong="H3867"\w* \w to you|strong="H0859"\w* \w but you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w lend|strong="H3867"\w* \w to them; they will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w the head|strong="H7218"\w* \w and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will become|strong="H1961"\w* \w the tail|strong="H2180"\w*!   
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\v 45  \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w curses|strong="H7045"\w* \w will fall|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you, pursuing|strong="H7291"\w* \w and overtaking|strong="H5381"\w* \w you until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you are destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you would not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w by keeping|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he has given|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 46  \w These curses|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a perpetual|strong="H5769"\w* \w sign|strong="H0226"\w* \w and wonder|strong="H4159"\w* \w with reference|strong="H5704"\w* \w to you and your descendants|strong="H2233"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H5704"\w* Curse \w of|strong="H2233"\w* Military Siege  
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\v 47 “\w Because|strong="H0834"\w* \w you have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w served|strong="H5647"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w joyfully|strong="H8057"\w* \w and wholeheartedly|strong="H3824"\w* \w with the abundance|strong="H7230"\w* \w of everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w*,  
\v 48  \w instead in hunger|strong="H7458"\w*, \w thirst|strong="H6772"\w*, \w nakedness|strong="H5903"\w*, \w and poverty|strong="H2640"\w* \w you will serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w against you. They|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w place|strong="H5414"\w* \w an iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w yoke|strong="H5923"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your neck|strong="H6677"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they have destroyed|strong="H8045"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 49  \w The|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w up a distant|strong="H7350"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w you, one from the other side of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w flies|strong="H1675"\w*, \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w language|strong="H3956"\w* \w you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w understand|strong="H8085"\w*,  
\v 50  \w a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w of stern|strong="H5794"\w* \w appearance that|strong="H0834"\w* \w will have no|strong="H3808"\w* \w regard|strong="H6440"\w* \w for the elderly|strong="H2205"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w pity|strong="H2603"\w* \w for the young|strong="H5288"\w*.  
\v 51  \w They|strong="H0398"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w devour|strong="H0398"\w* \w the offspring|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your livestock|strong="H0929"\w* \w and the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you are destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*. \w They will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w you with any grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w new wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w olive oil|strong="H3323"\w*, \w calves of your herds|strong="H0504"\w*, \w or lambs|strong="H6629"\w* \w of your flocks|strong="H6251"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they have destroyed|strong="H0006"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 52  \w They will besiege|strong="H6887"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w all of your high|strong="H1364"\w* \w and fortified|strong="H1219"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w* \w collapse|strong="H3381"\w* \w – those in which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w put your confidence|strong="H0982"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w*. \w They will besiege|strong="H6887"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w throughout|strong="H3605"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.  
\v 53  \w You will then|strong="H5414"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w your own offspring|strong="H0990"\w*, \w the flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w of the sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has|strong="H0834"\w* \w given you, because of the severity|strong="H4689"\w* \w of the siege|strong="H4692"\w* \w by which|strong="H0834"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w will constrict|strong="H6693"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 54  \w The man|strong="H0376"\w* \w among you who is by nature|strong="H6028"\w* \w tender|strong="H7390"\w* \w and sensitive|strong="H5869"\w* \w will turn against|strong="H7489"\w* \w his brother|strong="H0251"\w*, \w his beloved|strong="H2436"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \w and his remaining|strong="H3499"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*.  
\v 55  \w He will|strong="H5414"\w* \w withhold|strong="H0259"\w* \w from all|strong="H0259"\w* \w of them|strong="H1992"\w* \w his children’s|strong="H1121"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he is|strong="H1097"\w* \w eating|strong="H0398"\w* \w (since there is|strong="H1097"\w* \w nothing else left|strong="H7604"\w*\w ), because of the severity|strong="H4689"\w* \w of the siege|strong="H4692"\w* \w by which|strong="H0834"\w* \w your enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w will constrict|strong="H6693"\w* \w you in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*.  
\v 56  \w Likewise, the most|strong="H7390"\w* \w tender|strong="H7390"\w* \w and delicate|strong="H6028"\w* \w of your women, who|strong="H0834"\w* \w would never|strong="H3808"\w* \w think|strong="H5254"\w* \w of putting|strong="H3322"\w* \w even the sole|strong="H3709"\w* \w of her foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the ground|strong="H0776"\w* \w because of her daintiness|strong="H7391"\w*, \w will turn against|strong="H7489"\w* \w her beloved husband|strong="H0376"\w*, \w her sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w*,  
\v 57  \w and will secretly eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w her afterbirth|strong="H7988"\w* \w and her newborn|strong="H3205"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w (since|strong="H0834"\w* \w she has nothing else),|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w of the severity|strong="H2640"\w* \w of the siege|strong="H4692"\w* \w by which|strong="H0834"\w* \w your enemy|strong="H0341"\w* \w will constrict|strong="H6693"\w* \w you in your villages|strong="H8179"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Curse \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Covenant Termination  
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\v 58 “\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w you refuse|strong="H3808"\w* \w to obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*, \w the things written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in this scroll|strong="H5612"\w*, \w and refuse to fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w glorious|strong="H3513"\w* \w and awesome|strong="H3372"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*,  
\v 59  \w then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will increase|strong="H6381"\w* \w your punishments|strong="H4347"\w* \w and those of your descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w – great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and long-lasting|strong="H0539"\w* \w afflictions|strong="H4347"\w* \w and severe|strong="H7451"\w*, \w enduring|strong="H0539"\w* \w illnesses|strong="H2483"\w*.  
\v 60  \w He will infect you with all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the diseases|strong="H4064"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you dreaded|strong="H3025"\w*, \w and they will persistently|strong="H6440"\w* \w afflict|strong="H1692"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 61  \w Moreover|strong="H1571"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will bring upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w you every|strong="H3605"\w* \w kind of sickness|strong="H2483"\w* \w and plague|strong="H4347"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w mentioned in|strong="H5927"\w* \w this scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w of commandments|strong="H8451"\w*, \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you have perished|strong="H8045"\w*.  
\v 62  \w There|strong="H7604"\w* \w will be very few|strong="H4962"\w* \w of you left|strong="H7604"\w*, \w though at one time you were|strong="H4592"\w* \w as numerous|strong="H7230"\w* \w as the stars|strong="H3556"\w* \w in the sky|strong="H8064"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will have|strong="H8085"\w* \w disobeyed|strong="H6963"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 63  \w This is what will happen|strong="H1961"\w*\w : Just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w delighted|strong="H7797"\w* \w to do good|strong="H3190"\w* \w for you and make you numerous|strong="H7235"\w*, \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w will take delight|strong="H7797"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w destroying|strong="H0006"\w* \w and decimating|strong="H8045"\w* \w you. You will be uprooted|strong="H5255"\w* \w from the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about|strong="H0935"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 64  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will scatter|strong="H6327"\w* \w you among all|strong="H3605"\w* \w nations|strong="H5971"\w*, \w from one end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the other|strong="H7097"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w you will worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w neither you|strong="H0859"\w* \w nor your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w have known|strong="H3045"\w*, \w gods of wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and stone|strong="H0068"\w*.  
\v 65  \w Among those|strong="H1992"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w you will have no|strong="H3808"\w* \w rest|strong="H7280"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will there be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a place of peaceful rest|strong="H4494"\w* \w for the soles|strong="H3709"\w* \w of your feet|strong="H7272"\w*, \w for there|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you an anxious|strong="H7268"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w*, \w failing|strong="H3631"\w* \w eyesight|strong="H5869"\w*, \w and a spirit|strong="H5315"\w* \w of despair|strong="H1671"\w*.  
\v 66  \w Your life|strong="H2416"\w* \w will hang|strong="H8511"\w* \w in doubt before|strong="H5048"\w* \w you; you will be terrified|strong="H6342"\w* \w by night|strong="H3915"\w* \w and day|strong="H3119"\w* \w and will have no|strong="H3808"\w* \w certainty|strong="H0539"\w* \w of surviving|strong="H2416"\w* \w from|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w day|strong="H3119"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* next.  
\v 67  \w In the morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w you will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘If only|strong="H4310"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w were evening|strong="H6153"\w*\w !’ And in the evening|strong="H6153"\w* \w you will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I wish|strong="H4310"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w were|strong="H6343"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*\w !’ because|strong="H6343"\w* \w of the things|strong="H3824"\w* \w you will fear|strong="H6342"\w* \w and the things|strong="H4758"\w* \w you will see|strong="H7200"\w*.  
\v 68  \w Then|strong="H3254"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will make you return|strong="H7725"\w* \w to Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w ship|strong="H0591"\w*, \w over a route|strong="H1870"\w* \w I said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to you that you would never|strong="H3254"\w* \w see|strong="H7200"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*. \w There|strong="H8033"\w* \w you will sell|strong="H4376"\w* \w yourselves to your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w as male and female|strong="H8198"\w* \w slaves|strong="H5650"\w*, \w but no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one will buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.”   
\c 29  
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\v 1  \w These|strong="H3605"\w* \w are the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w to make|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w the people of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w in addition|strong="H0905"\w* \w to the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w he had|strong="H0834"\w* \w made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them at Horeb|strong="H2722"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Exodus, Wandering, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* Conquest Reviewed  
\p
\v 2  \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w proclaimed|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w as follows: “You|strong="H0859"\w* \w have seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w to Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and his land|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\v 3  \w Your eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w the great|strong="H1419"\w* \w judgments|strong="H4531"\w*, \w those|strong="H1992"\w* \w signs|strong="H0226"\w* \w and mighty|strong="H1419"\w* \w wonders|strong="H4159"\w*.  
\v 4  \w But to this|strong="H2088"\w* \w very|strong="H5704"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w you an understanding|strong="H3820"\w* \w mind|strong="H3045"\w*, \w perceptive|strong="H8085"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w or discerning ears|strong="H0241"\w*!  
\v 5  \w I have led|strong="H1980"\w* \w you through the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w for forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*. \w Your clothing|strong="H8008"\w* \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w worn out|strong="H1086"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w have your sandals|strong="H5275"\w* \w deteriorated|strong="H1086"\w*.  
\v 6  \w You have eaten|strong="H0398"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and drunk|strong="H8354"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w or beer|strong="H7941"\w* \w – all so that you might|strong="H4616"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* am \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*!  
\v 7  \w When you came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w of Heshbon|strong="H2809"\w* \w and King|strong="H4428"\w* \w Og|strong="H5747"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w* \w came out|strong="H7125"\w* \w to make war|strong="H4421"\w* \w and we defeated|strong="H5221"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 8  \w Then we took|strong="H3947"\w* \w their land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it as an inheritance|strong="H5159"\w* \w to Reuben|strong="H7206"\w*, \w Gad|strong="H1425"\w*, \w and half|strong="H2677"\w* \w the tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Manasseh|strong="H4520"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Present \w Covenant|strong="H1285"\w* Setting  
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\v 9 “\w Therefore, keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w the terms|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w and obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w them so that you may|strong="H4616"\w* \w be successful|strong="H7919"\w* \w in everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you do|strong="H6213"\w*.  
\v 10  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are standing|strong="H5324"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of you, before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w – the heads|strong="H7218"\w* \w of your tribes|strong="H7626"\w*, \w your elders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w your officials|strong="H7860"\w*, \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israelite|strong="H3478"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*,  
\v 11  \w your infants|strong="H2945"\w*, \w your wives|strong="H0802"\w*, \w and the|strong="H1616"\w* foreigners \w living in your|strong="H7130"\w* \w encampment|strong="H2404"\w*, \w those who chop wood|strong="H6086"\w* \w and those who carry water|strong="H4325"\w* –  
\v 12  \w so that you may enter|strong="H5674"\w* \w by oath|strong="H0423"\w* \w into the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is making|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w he will affirm that you|strong="H6965"\w* \w are his people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and that|strong="H1931"\w* \w he is your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he promised|strong="H1696"\w* \w you and as|strong="H0834"\w* \w he swore|strong="H7650"\w* \w by oath to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.  
\v 14  \w It is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w you alone|strong="H0905"\w* \w that I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w making|strong="H3772"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w by oath|strong="H0423"\w*,  
\v 15  \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w whoever|strong="H0834"\w* \w stands|strong="H5975"\w* \w with us|strong="H5973"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w as well|strong="H0854"\w* \w as those|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H0369"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w us here|strong="H6311"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Results \w of|strong="H0776"\w* Disobedience  
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\v 16 “\w (For|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w how we lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w* \w and how|strong="H0834"\w* \w we crossed|strong="H5674"\w* \w through|strong="H7130"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w we traveled|strong="H5674"\w*.  
\v 17  \w You have seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w their detestable things|strong="H8251"\w* \w and idols|strong="H1544"\w* \w of wood|strong="H6086"\w*, \w stone|strong="H0068"\w*, \w silver|strong="H3701"\w*, \w and gold|strong="H5973"\w*.)  
\v 18  \w Beware that|strong="H6435"\w* \w the heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w of no man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w clan|strong="H4940"\w*, \w or|strong="H0176"\w* \w tribe|strong="H7626"\w* \w among you turns away|strong="H6437"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H5973"\w* \w pursue|strong="H1980"\w* \w and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w the gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of those|strong="H1992"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w*; \w beware|strong="H6435"\w* \w that there is|strong="H3426"\w* \w among you no root|strong="H8328"\w* \w producing|strong="H6509"\w* \w poisonous|strong="H7219"\w* \w and bitter fruit|strong="H3939"\w*.  
\v 19  \w When such a person|strong="H8085"\w* hears \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w oath|strong="H0423"\w* \w he secretly|strong="H1288"\w* blesses \w himself|strong="H3824"\w* \w and says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I will|strong="H1961"\w* \w have peace|strong="H7965"\w* \w though I continue to walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w with a stubborn|strong="H8307"\w* \w spirit|strong="H3820"\w*.” \w This|strong="H4616"\w* \w will destroy|strong="H5595"\w* \w the watered|strong="H7302"\w* \w ground with the parched|strong="H6771"\w*.  
\v 20  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will|strong="H0014"\w* \w be unwilling|strong="H0014"\w* \w to forgive|strong="H5545"\w* \w him, and his|strong="H3068"\w* \w intense|strong="H6225"\w* \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w will rage|strong="H7068"\w* \w against that|strong="H1931"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*; \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the curses|strong="H0423"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w will fall|strong="H7257"\w* \w upon him|strong="H3068"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will obliterate|strong="H4229"\w* \w his name|strong="H8034"\w* \w from|strong="H8478"\w* \w memory|strong="H8064"\w*.  
\v 21  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will single|strong="H0914"\w* \w him out|strong="H7451"\w* \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w judgment|strong="H0935"\w* \w from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w according to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the curses|strong="H0423"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w of the law|strong="H8451"\w*.  
\v 22  \w The generation|strong="H1755"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* – \w your|strong="H3068"\w* descendants \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w rise|strong="H5927"\w* \w up|strong="H5927"\w* \w after|strong="H0776"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*, \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w well|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* foreigner \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H5927"\w* \w from|strong="H5927"\w* distant \w places|strong="H3605"\w* – \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w see|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* afflictions \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* illnesses \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H5927"\w* \w on|strong="H0776"\w* \w it|strong="H2015"\w*.  
\v 23  \w The whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will be covered with brimstone|strong="H1614"\w*, \w salt|strong="H4417"\w*, \w and burning|strong="H8316"\w* \w debris; it will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be planted|strong="H2232"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w will it sprout|strong="H6779"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w produce grass|strong="H6212"\w*. \w It will resemble the destruction|strong="H4114"\w* \w of Sodom|strong="H5467"\w* \w and Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*, \w Admah|strong="H0126"\w* \w and Zeboiim|strong="H6636"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w destroyed|strong="H2015"\w* \w in his intense|strong="H0639"\w* \w anger|strong="H2534"\w*.  
\v 24  \w Then all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w will ask, “Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w done|strong="H3602"\w* \w all this|strong="H3602"\w* \w to this|strong="H2063"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*\w ? What|strong="H4100"\w* \w is this fierce|strong="H2750"\w*, \w heated|strong="H1419"\w* \w display of anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w all|strong="H1419"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w*?”  
\v 25  \w Then people will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Because they abandoned|strong="H5800"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , the God|strong="H0430"\w* \w of their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w them when he brought them out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.  
\v 26  \w They went|strong="H1980"\w* \w and served|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worshiped|strong="H7812"\w* \w them, gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w they did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w and that he did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w permit|strong="H2505"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* worship.  
\v 27  \w That is|strong="H1931"\w* why \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w erupted|strong="H2734"\w* \w against this land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w bringing|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w it all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the curses|strong="H7045"\w* \w written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w*.  
\v 28  \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has uprooted|strong="H5428"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w* \w from their land|strong="H0127"\w* \w in anger|strong="H0639"\w*, \w wrath|strong="H7110"\w*, \w and great|strong="H1419"\w* \w rage|strong="H2534"\w* \w and has deported them|strong="H7993"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w another|strong="H0312"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w as is clear|strong="H2088"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.”  
\v 29  \w Secret|strong="H5641"\w* things belong to the \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w our God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w but those that are revealed|strong="H1540"\w* \w belong to us and our descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w forever|strong="H5769"\w*, \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that we|strong="H6213"\w* \w might obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.   
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\v 1 “\w When you have experienced|strong="H0935"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w*, \w both the blessings|strong="H1293"\w* \w and the curses|strong="H7045"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you, you will reflect|strong="H7725"\w* \w upon them|strong="H3824"\w* \w in all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w has banished|strong="H5080"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 2  \w Then if you and your descendants|strong="H1121"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w him|strong="H6963"\w* \w with your whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0595"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w am|strong="H0595"\w* \w commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\v 3  \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will reverse|strong="H7725"\w* \w your captivity|strong="H7622"\w* \w and have pity|strong="H7355"\w* \w on you. He will turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w and gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you from all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w among|strong="H8033"\w* \w whom|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w has scattered|strong="H6327"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Even if|strong="H0518"\w* \w your exiles|strong="H5080"\w* \w are in the most distant|strong="H7097"\w* \w land|strong="H8064"\w*, \w from there|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will gather|strong="H6908"\w* \w you and bring|strong="H3947"\w* \w you back|strong="H3947"\w*.  
\v 5  \w Then he|strong="H0935"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w you to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w possessed|strong="H3423"\w* \w and you also|strong="H3423"\w* \w will possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w it; he will do better for you and multiply|strong="H7235"\w* \w you more than he did your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*.  
\v 6  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will also cleanse|strong="H4135"\w* \w your heart|strong="H3824"\w* \w and the hearts|strong="H3824"\w* \w of your descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w so that you may love|strong="H0157"\w* \w him|strong="H3605"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w* \w and so that you may|strong="H4616"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will put all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w curses|strong="H0423"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your enemies|strong="H0341"\w*, \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w those who hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w you and persecute|strong="H7291"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 8  \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w will return|strong="H7725"\w* \w and obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , keeping|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 9  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will make the labor|strong="H4639"\w* \w of your hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w abundantly successful|strong="H3498"\w* \w and multiply your children|strong="H0990"\w*, \w the offspring|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your cattle|strong="H0929"\w*, \w and the produce|strong="H6529"\w* \w of your soil|strong="H0127"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will once more|strong="H7725"\w* \w rejoice|strong="H7797"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w you to make you prosperous|strong="H2896"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as he rejoiced|strong="H7797"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*,  
\v 10  \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you obey|strong="H8085"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and keep|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w* \w and statutes|strong="H2708"\w* \w that are written|strong="H3789"\w* \w in this|strong="H2088"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w of the law|strong="H8451"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w you must turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w* \w with your whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w and being|strong="H5315"\w*.   
\s1 Exhortation \w to|strong="H0413"\w* Covenant \w Obedience|strong="H8085"\w*  
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\v 11 “\w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w giving|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w too difficult|strong="H6381"\w* \w for you, nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w is it|strong="H1931"\w* \w too|strong="H4480"\w* \w remote|strong="H7350"\w*.  
\v 12  \w It is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w in heaven|strong="H8064"\w*, \w as though|strong="H1931"\w* \w one must say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w to get|strong="H3947"\w* \w it for us and proclaim|strong="H8085"\w* \w it to us so we may obey it|strong="H6213"\w*?”  
\v 13  \w And it is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w across|strong="H5676"\w* \w the sea|strong="H3220"\w*, \w as though|strong="H1931"\w* \w one must say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w will cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the other side|strong="H5676"\w* \w of the sea|strong="H3220"\w* \w and get|strong="H3947"\w* \w it for us and proclaim|strong="H8085"\w* \w it to us so we may obey it|strong="H6213"\w*?”  
\v 14  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the thing|strong="H1697"\w* \w is very|strong="H3966"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* – \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H1697"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w mouth|strong="H6310"\w* \w and|strong="H1697"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w so|strong="H6213"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 15 “\w Look|strong="H7200"\w*\w ! I have set|strong="H5414"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w and prosperity|strong="H2896"\w* \w on the one hand, and death|strong="H4194"\w* \w and disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* other.  
\v 16  \w What|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am commanding|strong="H6680"\w* \w you today|strong="H3117"\w* \w is to love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w to walk|strong="H1980"\w* \w in his ways|strong="H1870"\w*, \w and to obey|strong="H8104"\w* \w his commandments|strong="H4687"\w*, \w his statutes|strong="H2708"\w*, \w and his ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*. \w Then you will live|strong="H2421"\w* \w and become numerous|strong="H7235"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w will bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are about to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 17  \w However, if|strong="H0518"\w* \w you|strong="H6437"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w aside|strong="H3824"\w* \w and do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w obey|strong="H8085"\w*, \w but are lured|strong="H5080"\w* \w away to worship|strong="H7812"\w* \w and serve|strong="H5647"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*,  
\v 18  \w I declare|strong="H5046"\w* \w to you this very day|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will certainly|strong="H0006"\w* \w perish|strong="H0006"\w*\w ! You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w extend|strong="H0748"\w* \w your time|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are crossing|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w I invoke|strong="H5749"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w* \w and earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w as a witness against you that I|strong="H5414"\w* \w have set|strong="H6440"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w and death|strong="H4194"\w*, \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w and curse|strong="H7045"\w*, \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you. Therefore choose|strong="H0977"\w* \w life|strong="H2416"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that you|strong="H0859"\w* \w and your descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w may live|strong="H2421"\w*!  
\v 20  \w I also call on you|strong="H0157"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w love|strong="H0157"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w to obey|strong="H6963"\w* \w him and be loyal|strong="H1692"\w* \w to him, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w gives you life|strong="H2416"\w* \w and enables you to live|strong="H3427"\w* \w continually|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w to your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.”   
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\v 1  \w Then Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w and spoke|strong="H1696"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them, “Today|strong="H3117"\w* \w I am a hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w and twenty|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old. I|strong="H0595"\w* \w am no|strong="H3808"\w* \w longer|strong="H5750"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to get|strong="H3318"\w* \w about|strong="H0935"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me, ‘You will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the Jordan|strong="H3383"\w*.’  
\v 3  \w As|strong="H0834"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w he is|strong="H1931"\w* \w about to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you; he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will destroy|strong="H8045"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you and dispossess|strong="H3423"\w* \w them. As for Joshua|strong="H3091"\w*, \w he is|strong="H1931"\w* \w about to cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has said|strong="H1696"\w*.  
\v 4  \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to them just|strong="H0834"\w* \w what he did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to Sihon|strong="H5511"\w* \w and Og|strong="H5747"\w*, \w the Amorite|strong="H0567"\w* \w kings|strong="H4428"\w*, \w and to their land|strong="H0776"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w he destroyed|strong="H8045"\w*.  
\v 5  \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will deliver them over|strong="H5414"\w* \w to you and you will|strong="H5414"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w to them according to the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w commandment|strong="H4687"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w given|strong="H6680"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.  
\v 6  \w Be strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and courageous|strong="H0553"\w*\w ! Do not|strong="H0408"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w or|strong="H0408"\w* \w tremble|strong="H6206"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them, for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is the one who is going|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you. He will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H7503"\w* \w you or|strong="H3808"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*!”  
\v 7  \w Then Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w called out|strong="H7121"\w* \w to Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w in the presence|strong="H5869"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w “Be strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and courageous|strong="H0553"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will accompany|strong="H0935"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to give|strong="H5414"\w* \w their ancestors|strong="H0001"\w*, \w and you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will enable them to inherit|strong="H5157"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w*.  
\v 8  \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w is indeed going|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* – \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*; \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w fail|strong="H7503"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w discouraged|strong="H2865"\w*!”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* Deposit \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* Covenant Text  
\p
\v 9  \w Then Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w down this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w and gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the Levitical|strong="H3878"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w who carry|strong="H5375"\w* \w the ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*, \w and to|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel’s|strong="H3478"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w*.  
\v 10  \w He|strong="H4872"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w them: “At the end|strong="H7093"\w* \w of seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*, \w at the appointed|strong="H4150"\w* \w time|strong="H8141"\w* \w of the cancellation|strong="H8059"\w* \w of debts|strong="H8059"\w*, \w at the Feast|strong="H2282"\w* \w of Temporary Shelters|strong="H5521"\w*,  
\v 11  \w when all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w comes|strong="H0935"\w* \w to appear|strong="H7200"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w in the place|strong="H4725"\w* \w he chooses|strong="H0977"\w*, \w you must read|strong="H7121"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w them|strong="H3478"\w* \w within their hearing|strong="H0241"\w*.  
\v 12  \w Gather|strong="H6950"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w – men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w women|strong="H0802"\w*, \w and children|strong="H2945"\w*, \w as well as|strong="H0834"\w* \w the resident foreigners|strong="H1616"\w* \w in your villages|strong="H8179"\w* \w – so they may|strong="H4616"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w and thus|strong="H4616"\w* \w learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w about and fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w and carefully|strong="H8104"\w* \w obey|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.  
\v 13  \w Then their children|strong="H1121"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w this law,|strong="H8085"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w also|strong="H3068"\w* \w hear|strong="H8085"\w* \w about and learn|strong="H3925"\w* \w to fear|strong="H3372"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w* \w for as long|strong="H3117"\w* \w as you|strong="H0859"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are crossing|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to possess|strong="H3423"\w*.”   
\s1 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* Commissioning \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Joshua  
\p
\v 14  \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w “The day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of your death|strong="H4191"\w* \w is near|strong="H7126"\w*. \w Summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w and present|strong="H3320"\w* \w yourselves in the tent|strong="H0168"\w* \w of meeting|strong="H4150"\w* \w so that I can|strong="H1980"\w* \w commission|strong="H6680"\w* \w him.”|strong="H1980"\w* \w So|strong="H7121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w and Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w presented themselves|strong="H3320"\w* \w in the tent|strong="H0168"\w* \w of meeting|strong="H4150"\w*.  
\v 15  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w appeared|strong="H7200"\w* \w in the tent|strong="H0168"\w* \w in a pillar|strong="H5982"\w* \w of cloud|strong="H6051"\w* \w that|strong="H5975"\w* \w stood|strong="H5975"\w* \w above|strong="H5921"\w* \w the door|strong="H6607"\w* \w of the tent|strong="H0168"\w*.  
\v 16  \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w “You are about to die|strong="H0001"\w*, \w and then these|strong="H2088"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will begin|strong="H6965"\w* \w to prostitute|strong="H2181"\w* \w themselves with the foreign|strong="H5236"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w into which|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w going|strong="H0935"\w*. \w They|strong="H5800"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w reject|strong="H5800"\w* \w me and break|strong="H6565"\w* \w my covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I have made|strong="H3772"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 17  \w At that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w my anger|strong="H0639"\w* \w will erupt|strong="H2734"\w* \w against them|strong="H5800"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w abandon|strong="H5800"\w* \w them and hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w my face|strong="H6440"\w* \w from them until they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are devoured|strong="H0398"\w*. \w Many|strong="H7227"\w* \w disasters|strong="H4672"\w* \w and distresses|strong="H6869"\w* \w will overcome|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w so|strong="H1961"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w at that time|strong="H3117"\w*, \w ‘Have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w disasters|strong="H7451"\w* \w overcome|strong="H0369"\w* \w us|strong="H3588"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w our|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is not|strong="H0369"\w* \w among|strong="H7130"\w* \w us|strong="H5921"\w* ?’  
\v 18  \w But I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will certainly|strong="H5640"\w* \w hide|strong="H5641"\w* \w myself at that time|strong="H3117"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the wickedness|strong="H7451"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w by turning|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*.  
\v 19  \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w write|strong="H3789"\w* \w down for yourselves the following|strong="H2063"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w and teach|strong="H3925"\w* \w it to the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*. \w Put|strong="H7760"\w* \w it into their very mouths|strong="H6310"\w* \w so|strong="H4616"\w* \w that this|strong="H2063"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w may serve as my witness|strong="H5707"\w* \w against the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*!  
\v 20  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w after I have brought|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0127"\w* \w I promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to their|strong="H0001"\w* \w ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w – one flowing|strong="H2100"\w* \w with milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w and honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w – and they|strong="H0398"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w* \w their fill|strong="H7646"\w* \w and become fat|strong="H1878"\w*, \w then they|strong="H6437"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w turn|strong="H6437"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w and worship|strong="H5647"\w* \w them; they will reject|strong="H5006"\w* \w me and break|strong="H6565"\w* \w my covenant|strong="H1285"\w*.  
\v 21  \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w disasters|strong="H4672"\w* \w and distresses|strong="H6869"\w* \w overcome them|strong="H2063"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w will testify|strong="H5707"\w* \w against them,|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w their|strong="H2233"\w* \w descendants|strong="H2233"\w* \w will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w forget|strong="H7911"\w* \w it.|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w intentions|strong="H3336"\w* \w they have|strong="H0834"\w* \w in mind|strong="H3117"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w even before|strong="H2962"\w* \w I bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w*.”  
\v 22  \w So on that day|strong="H3117"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w wrote|strong="H3789"\w* \w down this|strong="H2063"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w and taught|strong="H3925"\w* \w it to the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*,  
\v 23  \w and the \+nd Lord\+nd* commissioned|strong="H6680"\w* \w Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nun|strong="H5126"\w*, \w “Be strong|strong="H2388"\w* \w and courageous|strong="H0553"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will take|strong="H0935"\w* \w the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w them, and I|strong="H0595"\w* \w will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w*.”   
\s1 Anticipation \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Disobedience  
\p
\v 24  \w When|strong="H3615"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w writing|strong="H3789"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w a scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* entirety,  
\v 25  \w he|strong="H4872"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w the Levites|strong="H3881"\w* \w who carried|strong="H5375"\w* \w the ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w covenant|strong="H1285"\w*,  
\v 26 “\w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w scroll|strong="H5612"\w* \w of the law|strong="H8451"\w* \w and place|strong="H7760"\w* \w it beside|strong="H6654"\w* \w the ark|strong="H0727"\w* \w of the covenant|strong="H1285"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w your God|strong="H0430"\w*. \w It will|strong="H1961"\w* \w remain there|strong="H8033"\w* \w as a witness|strong="H5707"\w* against \w you|strong="H7760"\w*,  
\v 27  \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w about your rebellion|strong="H4805"\w* \w and stubbornness|strong="H7186"\w*. \w Indeed|strong="H2005"\w*, \w even while|strong="H5750"\w* \w I have been|strong="H7186"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w among you|strong="H5973"\w* \w to this very day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w you have rebelled|strong="H4784"\w* \w against|strong="H5973"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ; you will be|strong="H1961"\w* \w even|strong="H0637"\w* \w more rebellious after|strong="H0310"\w* \w my death|strong="H4194"\w*!  
\v 28  \w Gather|strong="H6950"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your tribal|strong="H7626"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and officials|strong="H7860"\w* \w so I can speak|strong="H1696"\w* \w to them directly|strong="H0241"\w* \w about these|strong="H0428"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w and call the heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w and the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w to witness|strong="H5749"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.  
\v 29  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that after|strong="H0310"\w* \w I die|strong="H4194"\w* \w you will totally|strong="H7843"\w* \w corrupt|strong="H7843"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H7843"\w* \w and turn|strong="H5493"\w* \w away from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the path|strong="H1870"\w* \w I have|strong="H0834"\w* \w commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w you to walk|strong="H7122"\w*. \w Disaster|strong="H7451"\w* \w will confront you in the|strong="H0853"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w to come|strong="H0319"\w* \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w you will act|strong="H6213"\w* \w wickedly|strong="H7451"\w* \w before|strong="H5869"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , inciting|strong="H3707"\w* \w him to anger|strong="H3707"\w* \w because of your actions|strong="H4639"\w*.”  
\v 30  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w recited|strong="H1696"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w start to finish in the hearing|strong="H0241"\w* \w of the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w assembly|strong="H6951"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\c 32  
\p  
\q1
\v 1  \w Listen|strong="H0238"\w*, \w O heavens|strong="H8064"\w*, \w and I will speak|strong="H1696"\w*;  
\q1 \w hear|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O earth|strong="H0776"\w*, \w the words|strong="H0561"\w* \w of my mouth|strong="H6310"\w*.   
\q1
\v 2  \w My teaching|strong="H3948"\w* \w will drop|strong="H6201"\w* \w like the rain|strong="H4306"\w*,  
\q1 \w my sayings|strong="H0565"\w* \w will drip|strong="H5140"\w* \w like the dew|strong="H2919"\w*,  
\q1 \w as rain drops|strong="H8164"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w the grass|strong="H1877"\w*,  
\q1 \w and showers|strong="H7241"\w* \w upon|strong="H5921"\w* \w new growth|strong="H6212"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I will proclaim|strong="H7121"\w* \w the name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ;|strong="H3051"\w*  
\q1 \w you must acknowledge|strong="H3051"\w* \w the greatness|strong="H1433"\w* \w of our God|strong="H0430"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w As for the Rock|strong="H6697"\w*, \w his work|strong="H6467"\w* \w is perfect|strong="H8549"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his ways|strong="H1870"\w* \w are just|strong="H4941"\w*.  
\q1 \w He is a reliable|strong="H0530"\w* \w God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who is never|strong="H0369"\w* \w unjust|strong="H5766"\w*,  
\q1 \w he is fair|strong="H6662"\w* \w and upright|strong="H3477"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w His people have been unfaithful|strong="H6618"\w* \w to him;|strong="H6618"\w*  
\q1 \w they have|strong="H6618"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w acted like his children|strong="H6618"\w* – \w this is their sin|strong="H3971"\w*.  
\q1 \w They are a perverse|strong="H6141"\w* \w and deceitful|strong="H6618"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*.   
\q1
\v 6  \w Is this how you repay|strong="H1580"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H5036"\w*  
\q1 \w you foolish|strong="H5036"\w*, \w unwise|strong="H2450"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*\w ?|strong="H1931"\w*  
\q1 \w Is he|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w your father|strong="H0001"\w*, \w your creator|strong="H7069"\w*\w ?|strong="H1931"\w*  
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w has made|strong="H6213"\w* \w you and established|strong="H3559"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w*.   
\q1
\v 7  \w Remember|strong="H2142"\w* \w the ancient|strong="H5769"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*;  
\q1 \w bear in mind|strong="H0995"\w* \w the years|strong="H8141"\w* \w of past|strong="H1755"\w* \w generations|strong="H1755"\w*.  
\q1 \w Ask|strong="H7592"\w* \w your father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and he will inform|strong="H5046"\w* \w you,|strong="H2205"\w*  
\q1 \w your elders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w and they will tell|strong="H0559"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*.   
\q1
\v 8  \w When the Most|strong="H5945"\w* \w High|strong="H1471"\w* \w gave|strong="H5157"\w* \w the|strong="H5157"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w their inheritance|strong="H5157"\w*,  
\q1 \w when he divided|strong="H6504"\w* \w up|strong="H5324"\w* \w humankind|strong="H0120"\w*,  
\q1 \w he set|strong="H5324"\w* \w the boundaries|strong="H1367"\w* \w of the peoples|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w according to the number|strong="H4557"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5157"\w* heavenly \w assembly|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w allotment|strong="H2506"\w* \w is his people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w is his special|strong="H5159"\w* \w possession|strong="H2256"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* found|strong="H4672"\w* \w him|strong="H4057"\w* \w in|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H4672"\w* desolate \w land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w in an empty wasteland|strong="H3452"\w* \w where animals howl|strong="H3214"\w*.  
\q1 \w He continually guarded him|strong="H0995"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w taught|strong="H0995"\w* \w him|strong="H4672"\w*;  
\q1 \w he continually protected him|strong="H5341"\w* \w like|strong="H5869"\w* \w the pupil|strong="H0380"\w* \w of his eye|strong="H5869"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Like an eagle|strong="H5404"\w* \w that stirs|strong="H5782"\w* \w up|strong="H7064"\w* \w its|strong="H5921"\w* \w nest|strong="H7064"\w*,  
\q1 \w that hovers over|strong="H5921"\w* \w its young|strong="H1469"\w*,  
\q1 \w so the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H7363"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w out his wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w and took|strong="H3947"\w* \w him,|strong="H5375"\w*  
\q1 \w he lifted|strong="H5375"\w* \w him up|strong="H5375"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his pinions|strong="H0084"\w*.   
\q1
\v 12  \w The|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w alone|strong="H0910"\w* \w was guiding|strong="H5148"\w* \w him,|strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w no|strong="H0369"\w* \w foreign|strong="H5236"\w* \w god|strong="H0410"\w* \w was with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H5973"\w*.   
\q1
\v 13  \w He enabled|strong="H7392"\w* \w him|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* travel \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the high terrain|strong="H1116"\w* \w of the land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\q1 \w and he ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w of the produce|strong="H8570"\w* \w of the fields|strong="H7704"\w*.  
\q1 \w He provided|strong="H3243"\w* \w honey|strong="H1706"\w* \w for him from the cliffs|strong="H5553"\w*,  
\q1 \w and olive oil|strong="H8081"\w* \w from the hardest|strong="H2496"\w* \w of|strong="H6697"\w* \w rocks|strong="H6697"\w*,   
\q1
\v 14  \w butter|strong="H2529"\w* \w from the herd|strong="H1241"\w*  
\q1 \w and milk|strong="H2461"\w* \w from the flock|strong="H6629"\w*,  
\q1 \w along with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the fat|strong="H2459"\w* \w of lambs|strong="H3733"\w*,  
\q1 \w rams|strong="H0352"\w* \w and goats|strong="H6260"\w* \w of Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*,  
\q1 \w along with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the best|strong="H2459"\w* \w of the kernels|strong="H3629"\w* \w of wheat|strong="H2406"\w*;  
\q1 \w and from the juice|strong="H1818"\w* \w of grapes|strong="H6025"\w* \w you drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H2561"\w*.   
\s1 Israel’s Rebellion  
\q1
\v 15  \w But Jeshurun|strong="H3484"\w* \w became fat|strong="H8080"\w* \w and kicked|strong="H1163"\w*,  
\q1 \w you|strong="H8080"\w* got \w fat|strong="H8080"\w*, \w thick|strong="H5666"\w*, \w and stuffed|strong="H3780"\w*\w !|strong="H5203"\w*  
\q1 \w Then he deserted|strong="H5203"\w* \w the God|strong="H0433"\w* \w who made|strong="H6213"\w* \w him,|strong="H5034"\w*  
\q1 \w and treated|strong="H5034"\w* \w the Rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w who saved|strong="H3444"\w* \w him with contempt|strong="H5034"\w*.   
\q1
\v 16  \w They made him jealous|strong="H7065"\w* \w with other gods|strong="H2114"\w*,  
\q1 \w they enraged|strong="H3707"\w* \w him with abhorrent|strong="H8441"\w* idols.   
\q1
\v 17  \w They sacrificed|strong="H2076"\w* \w to demons|strong="H7700"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0433"\w*,  
\q1 \w to gods|strong="H0430"\w* \w they had not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w*;  
\q1 \w to new|strong="H2319"\w* \w gods who had recently|strong="H7138"\w* \w come along|strong="H0935"\w*,  
\q1 \w gods your ancestors|strong="H0001"\w* \w had not|strong="H3808"\w* \w known|strong="H8175"\w* \w about|strong="H3045"\w*.   
\q1
\v 18  \w You have forgotten|strong="H7911"\w* \w the Rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w who fathered|strong="H7876"\w* \w you,|strong="H0410"\w*  
\q1 \w and put out of mind the God|strong="H0410"\w* \w who gave you birth|strong="H2342"\w*.   
\s1 \w A|strong="H3205"\w* Word \w of|strong="H3205"\w* Judgment  
\q1
\v 19  \w But|strong="H7200"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w took|strong="H5006"\w* \w note|strong="H7200"\w* \w and despised|strong="H5006"\w* \w them|strong="H1121"\w*  
\q1 \w because his sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w and daughters|strong="H1323"\w* \w enraged|strong="H3708"\w* \w him|strong="H7200"\w*.   
\q1
\v 20  \w He said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “I will reject|strong="H5641"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*,  
\q1 \w I will see|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H4100"\w* \w will happen|strong="H0319"\w* \w to them;|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they are|strong="H1992"\w* \w a perverse|strong="H8419"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*,  
\q1 \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w who show no|strong="H3808"\w* \w loyalty|strong="H0529"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w have made me jealous|strong="H7065"\w* \w with false gods|strong="H0410"\w*,  
\q1 \w enraging|strong="H3707"\w* \w me with their worthless|strong="H1892"\w* \w gods;|strong="H0589"\w*  
\q1 \w so I|strong="H0589"\w* \w will make them jealous|strong="H7065"\w* \w with a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w they do not|strong="H3808"\w* \w recognize,|strong="H1471"\w*  
\q1 \w with a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w slow to learn|strong="H5036"\w* \w I will enrage|strong="H3707"\w* \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 22  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w a fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w has been kindled|strong="H6919"\w* \w by my anger|strong="H0639"\w*,  
\q1 \w and it burns|strong="H3344"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w lowest|strong="H8482"\w* \w Sheol|strong="H7585"\w*;  
\q1 \w it consumes|strong="H0398"\w* \w the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and its produce|strong="H2981"\w*,  
\q1 \w and ignites|strong="H3857"\w* \w the foundations|strong="H4146"\w* \w of the mountains|strong="H2022"\w*.   
\q1
\v 23  \w I will increase|strong="H5595"\w* \w their|strong="H7451"\w* \w disasters|strong="H7451"\w*,  
\q1 \w I will use up my arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H3615"\w*.   
\q1
\v 24  \w They will be starved|strong="H4198"\w* \w by famine|strong="H7458"\w*,  
\q1 \w eaten|strong="H3898"\w* \w by plague|strong="H7565"\w*, \w and bitterly|strong="H4815"\w* \w stung|strong="H6986"\w*;  
\q1 \w I will send|strong="H7971"\w* \w the teeth|strong="H8127"\w* \w of wild animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w against them,|strong="H5973"\w*  
\q1 \w along with|strong="H5973"\w* \w the poison|strong="H2534"\w* \w of creatures that crawl|strong="H2119"\w* \w in the dust|strong="H6083"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w The sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will make people childless|strong="H7921"\w* \w outside|strong="H2351"\w*,  
\q1 \w and terror|strong="H0367"\w* \w will do so inside|strong="H2315"\w*;  
\q1 \w they will destroy|strong="H1571"\w* \w both|strong="H1571"\w* \w the young man|strong="H0970"\w* \w and the virgin|strong="H1330"\w*,  
\q1 \w the infant|strong="H3243"\w* \w and the gray-haired|strong="H7872"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H1571"\w* Weakness \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Other|strong="H0376"\w* Gods  
\q1
\v 26 “\w I said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I want|strong="H6284"\w* \w to cut them|strong="H6284"\w* \w in pieces.|strong="H6284"\w*  
\q1 \w I want|strong="H6284"\w* \w to make|strong="H6284"\w* \w people|strong="H0582"\w* \w forget|strong="H6284"\w* \w they ever|strong="H6284"\w* \w existed|strong="H2143"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w But I fear|strong="H1481"\w* \w the reaction|strong="H3708"\w* \w of their enemies|strong="H0341"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H6862"\w* \w their|strong="H3605"\w* adversaries \w would misunderstand|strong="H6435"\w*  
\q1 \w and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Our power|strong="H3027"\w* \w is great,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has not|strong="H3808"\w* \w done|strong="H6466"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*!”’   
\q1
\v 28  \w They are a nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w devoid|strong="H0006"\w* \w of wisdom|strong="H6098"\w*,  
\q1 \w and there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w understanding|strong="H8394"\w* among \w them|strong="H1992"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w I wish|strong="H3863"\w* \w that they were wise|strong="H2449"\w* \w and could understand|strong="H7919"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*,  
\q1 \w and that they could comprehend what|strong="H0995"\w* \w will happen|strong="H0319"\w* \w to|strong="H0995"\w* \w them|strong="H0995"\w*.”   
\q1
\v 30  \w How|strong="H0349"\w* \w can one|strong="H0259"\w* \w man chase|strong="H7291"\w* \w a thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w of them,|strong="H8147"\w*  
\q1 \w and two|strong="H8147"\w* \w pursue|strong="H5127"\w* \w ten thousand|strong="H7233"\w*;  
\q1 \w unless|strong="H3808"\w* \w their Rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w had delivered them|strong="H4376"\w* \w up,|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had handed|strong="H5462"\w* \w them|strong="H7291"\w* \w over|strong="H5462"\w*?   
\q1
\v 31  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w our enemies’|strong="H6697"\w* \w rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w is not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like our Rock|strong="H6697"\w*,  
\q1 \w as even our enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w concede|strong="H6414"\w*.   
\q1
\v 32  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w their vine|strong="H1612"\w* \w is from the stock|strong="H7709"\w* \w of Sodom|strong="H5467"\w*,  
\q1 \w and from the fields of Gomorrah|strong="H6017"\w*.  
\q1 \w Their grapes|strong="H6025"\w* \w contain venom|strong="H7219"\w*,  
\q1 \w their clusters|strong="H0811"\w* \w of grapes|strong="H6025"\w* \w are bitter|strong="H4846"\w*.   
\q1
\v 33  \w Their wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w is snakes|strong="H8577"\w*’ \w poison|strong="H2534"\w*,  
\q1 \w the deadly|strong="H0393"\w* \w venom|strong="H7219"\w* \w of cobras|strong="H6620"\w*.   
\q1
\v 34 “\w Is this not|strong="H3808"\w* \w stored|strong="H3647"\w* \w up with me|strong="H5978"\w*\w ?” says the \+nd Lord\+nd*, |strong="H2856"\w*  
\q1 \w “Is it not sealed|strong="H2856"\w* \w up in my storehouses|strong="H0214"\w*?   
\q1
\v 35  \w I will get revenge|strong="H5359"\w* \w and pay them back|strong="H8005"\w*  
\q1 \w at the time|strong="H6256"\w* \w their foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w slips;|strong="H3588"\w*  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the day|strong="H3117"\w* \w of their disaster|strong="H0343"\w* \w is near|strong="H7138"\w*,  
\q1 \w and the impending|strong="H2363"\w* \w judgment|strong="H6264"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* rushing upon \w them|strong="H3117"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 36  \w The|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will judge|strong="H1777"\w* \w his people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w and will change|strong="H5162"\w* \w his plans concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w his servants|strong="H5650"\w*;  
\q1 \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w he sees|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w their power|strong="H3027"\w* \w has disappeared|strong="H0235"\w*,  
\q1 \w and that no one|strong="H0657"\w* \w is left, whether confined|strong="H6113"\w* \w or set free|strong="H5800"\w*.   
\q1
\v 37  \w He will say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Where|strong="H0335"\w* \w are their gods|strong="H0430"\w*,  
\q1 \w the rock|strong="H6697"\w* \w in whom they sought|strong="H2620"\w* security,   
\q1
\v 38  \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w the best|strong="H2459"\w* \w of their sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*,  
\q1 \w and drank|strong="H8354"\w* \w the wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w of their drink offerings|strong="H5257"\w*\w ?|strong="H6965"\w*  
\q1 \w Let them rise|strong="H6965"\w* \w and help|strong="H5826"\w* \w you;|strong="H1961"\w*  
\q1 \w let them be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your refuge|strong="H5643"\w*!   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0834"\w* Vindication \w of|strong="H2077"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd Lord\nd*  
\q1
\v 39 “\w See|strong="H7200"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w*, \w indeed|strong="H3588"\w* \w I, am|strong="H0589"\w* \w he!” says the \+nd Lord\+nd*, |strong="H0369"\w*  
\q1 \w “and there is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w other god|strong="H0430"\w* \w besides|strong="H5978"\w* \w me.|strong="H0589"\w*  
\q1 \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w kill|strong="H4191"\w* \w and give life|strong="H2421"\w*,  
\q1 \w I smash|strong="H4272"\w* \w and I|strong="H0589"\w* \w heal|strong="H7495"\w*,  
\q1 \w and none|strong="H0369"\w* \w can resist|strong="H5337"\w* \w my power|strong="H5337"\w*.   
\q1
\v 40  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w I raise|strong="H5375"\w* \w up my hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w heaven|strong="H8064"\w*,  
\q1 \w and say|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘As surely|strong="H2416"\w* \w as I|strong="H0595"\w* \w live forever|strong="H5769"\w*,   
\q1
\v 41  \w I will sharpen|strong="H8150"\w* \w my lightning-like|strong="H1300"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*,  
\q1 \w and my hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w will grasp hold|strong="H0270"\w* \w of the weapon of judgment|strong="H4941"\w*;  
\q1 \w I will execute|strong="H7725"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5359"\w* \w on my foes|strong="H6862"\w*,  
\q1 \w and repay|strong="H7999"\w* \w those who hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*!   
\q1
\v 42  \w I will make my arrows|strong="H2671"\w* \w drunk|strong="H7937"\w* \w with blood|strong="H1818"\w*,  
\q1 \w and my sword|strong="H2719"\w* \w will devour|strong="H0398"\w* \w flesh|strong="H1320"\w* \w –|strong="H1818"\w*  
\q1 \w the blood|strong="H1818"\w* \w of the slaughtered|strong="H2491"\w* \w and captured|strong="H7633"\w*,  
\q1 \w the chief|strong="H6546"\w* \w of the enemy’s|strong="H0341"\w* \w leaders|strong="H7218"\w*!’”   
\q1
\v 43  \w Cry|strong="H7442"\w* \w out, O nations|strong="H1471"\w*, \w with his people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he will avenge|strong="H5358"\w* \w his servants|strong="H5650"\w*’ \w blood|strong="H1818"\w*;  
\q1 \w he will take|strong="H7725"\w* \w vengeance|strong="H5359"\w* \w against his enemies|strong="H6862"\w*,  
\q1 \w and make atonement|strong="H3722"\w* \w for his land|strong="H0127"\w* \w and people|strong="H5971"\w*.   
\s1 Narrative Interlude  
\p
\v 44  \w Then Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w with Joshua|strong="H1954"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nun|strong="H5126"\w* \w and recited|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w song|strong="H7892"\w* \w to the people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\v 45  \w When Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w reciting|strong="H1696"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w to all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*  
\v 46  \w he said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w them, “Keep|strong="H7760"\w* \w in mind|strong="H3824"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w I am|strong="H0595"\w* \w solemnly|strong="H5749"\w* \w proclaiming to you today|strong="H3117"\w*; \w you must|strong="H6213"\w* \w command|strong="H6680"\w* \w your children|strong="H1121"\w* \w to observe|strong="H8104"\w* \w carefully|strong="H6213"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of this|strong="H2063"\w* \w law|strong="H8451"\w*.  
\v 47  \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w this is no|strong="H3808"\w* \w idle|strong="H7386"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* – \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*! \w By|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w live|strong="H2416"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w long|strong="H3117"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0127"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0834"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Jordan|strong="H3383"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w possess|strong="H3423"\w*.”   
\s1 \w Instructions|strong="H1697"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* Moses’ Death  
\p
\v 48  \w Then|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w that same|strong="H6106"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\v 49 “\w Go up|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Abarim|strong="H5682"\w* \w hill country|strong="H2022"\w*, \w to Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Nebo|strong="H5015"\w* \w (which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w opposite|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w* \w ) and look|strong="H7200"\w* \w at the|strong="H0853"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Canaan|strong="H3667"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w to the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w as a possession|strong="H0272"\w*.  
\v 50  \w You will die|strong="H4191"\w* \w on the mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w ascend|strong="H5927"\w* \w and join|strong="H0622"\w* \w your deceased ancestors|strong="H5971"\w*, \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w as Aaron|strong="H0175"\w* \w your brother|strong="H0251"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w* \w on Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Hor|strong="H2023"\w* \w and joined|strong="H0622"\w* \w his deceased ancestors|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\v 51  \w for both|strong="H4603"\w* \w of you|strong="H4603"\w* \w rebelled|strong="H4603"\w* \w against me among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w at the waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of Meribah|strong="H4808"\w* \w Kadesh|strong="H6946"\w* \w in the desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w of Zin|strong="H6790"\w* \w when you did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w show me proper respect|strong="H6942"\w* \w among|strong="H8432"\w* \w the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.  
\v 52  \w You will see|strong="H7200"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w before|strong="H5048"\w* \w you, but you will not|strong="H3808"\w* \w enter|strong="H0935"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w I am|strong="H0589"\w* \w giving|strong="H5414"\w* \w to the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w*.”   
\c 33  
\p
\v 1  \w This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is the blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w the man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of God|strong="H0430"\w* \w pronounced|strong="H1288"\w* \w upon the Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w his death|strong="H4194"\w*.  
\v 2  \w He said|strong="H0559"\w*:  
\s1 \w A|strong="H0935"\w* Historical Review  
\q1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Sinai|strong="H5514"\w*  
\q1 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* revealed himself \w to|strong="H0559"\w* Israel \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Seir|strong="H8165"\w*.  
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w appeared|strong="H0935"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* splendor \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Paran|strong="H6290"\w*,  
\q1 \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w forth|strong="H3313"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w ten|strong="H7233"\w* \w thousand|strong="H7233"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w ones|strong="H6944"\w*.  
\q1 \w With|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w right|strong="H3225"\w* \w hand|strong="H3225"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w gave|strong="H0559"\w* \w a|strong="H0935"\w* fiery law \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w them|strong="H0935"\w*.   
\q1
\v 3  \w Surely|strong="H0637"\w* \w he loves|strong="H2245"\w* \w the people|strong="H5971"\w*;  
\q1 \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your holy ones|strong="H6918"\w* \w are in your power|strong="H3027"\w*.  
\q1 \w And they|strong="H1992"\w* \w sit|strong="H8497"\w* \w at your feet|strong="H7272"\w*,  
\q1 \w each receiving|strong="H5375"\w* \w your words|strong="H1703"\w*.   
\q1
\v 4  \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w delivered|strong="H6680"\w* \w to us a law|strong="H8451"\w*,  
\q1 \w an inheritance|strong="H4181"\w* \w for the assembly|strong="H6952"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w*.   
\q1
\v 5  \w The \+nd Lord\+nd* was|strong="H1961"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over Jeshurun|strong="H3484"\w*,  
\q1 \w when the leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w* \w assembled|strong="H0622"\w*,  
\q1 \w the tribes|strong="H7626"\w* \w of Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H1961"\w* Reuben  
\q1
\v 6  \w May Reuben|strong="H7205"\w* \w live|strong="H2421"\w* \w and not|strong="H0408"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*,  
\q1 \w and may|strong="H1961"\w* \w his people multiply|strong="H4557"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H1961"\w* Judah  
\q1
\v 7  \w And this|strong="H2063"\w* \w is the blessing|strong="H3063"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*. \w He said|strong="H0559"\w*,  
\q1 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w O|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , to Judah’s|strong="H3063"\w* \w voice|strong="H6963"\w*,  
\q1 \w and bring|strong="H0935"\w* \w him to|strong="H0413"\w* \w his people|strong="H5971"\w*.  
\q1 \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w his power|strong="H3027"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w*,  
\q1 \w and may you help|strong="H5828"\w* \w him against his foes|strong="H6862"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H0413"\w* Levi  
\q1
\v 8  \w Of Levi|strong="H3878"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H8550"\w*  
\q1 \w Your Thummim|strong="H8550"\w* \w and Urim|strong="H0224"\w* \w belong to your godly|strong="H2623"\w* \w one,|strong="H0834"\w*  
\q1 \w whose|strong="H0834"\w* \w authority you challenged|strong="H5254"\w* \w at Massah|strong="H4532"\w*,  
\q1 \w and with|strong="H7378"\w* \w whom you argued|strong="H7378"\w* \w at the waters|strong="H4325"\w* \w of Meribah|strong="H4809"\w*.   
\q1
\v 9  \w He said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to his father|strong="H0001"\w* \w and mother|strong="H0517"\w*, \w “I have not|strong="H3808"\w* \w seen|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*,”  
\q1 \w and he did not|strong="H3808"\w* \w acknowledge|strong="H5234"\w* \w his own brothers|strong="H0251"\w*  
\q1 \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w his own children|strong="H1121"\w*,  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they kept|strong="H8104"\w* \w your word|strong="H0565"\w*,  
\q1 \w and guarded|strong="H5341"\w* \w your covenant|strong="H1285"\w*.   
\q1
\v 10  \w They will teach|strong="H3384"\w* \w Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w your ordinances|strong="H4941"\w*  
\q1 \w and Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w your law|strong="H8451"\w*;  
\q1 \w they will offer|strong="H7760"\w* \w incense|strong="H6988"\w* \w as a pleasant odor,|strong="H3632"\w*  
\q1 \w and a whole offering|strong="H3632"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your altar|strong="H4196"\w*.   
\q1
\v 11  \w Bless|strong="H1288"\w*, \w O \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w*\w , his|strong="H6467"\w* \w goods|strong="H2428"\w*,  
\q1 \w and be pleased with|strong="H7521"\w* \w his efforts|strong="H6467"\w*;  
\q1 \w undercut|strong="H4272"\w* \w the legs|strong="H6965"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w any|strong="H4480"\w* \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w attack|strong="H6965"\w* \w him,|strong="H8130"\w*  
\q1 \w and of those who hate|strong="H8130"\w* \w him, so that they cannot stand|strong="H6965"\w*.   
\s1 \w Blessing|strong="H1288"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* Benjamin  
\q1
\v 12  \w Of Benjamin|strong="H1144"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H3039"\w*  
\q1 \w The beloved|strong="H3039"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w will live|strong="H7931"\w* \w safely|strong="H0983"\w* \w by him;|strong="H2653"\w*  
\q1 \w he protects|strong="H2653"\w* \w him all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the time|strong="H3117"\w*,  
\q1 \w and the \+nd Lord\+nd* places|strong="H7931"\w* \w him on his chest|strong="H3802"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H5921"\w* Joseph  
\q1
\v 13  \w Of Joseph|strong="H3130"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H3068"\w*  
\q1 \w May|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w his land|strong="H0776"\w*  
\q1 \w with the harvest produced|strong="H4022"\w* \w by the sky|strong="H8064"\w*, \w by the dew|strong="H2919"\w*,  
\q1 \w and by the depths|strong="H8415"\w* \w crouching|strong="H7257"\w* \w beneath|strong="H8478"\w*;   
\q1
\v 14  \w with the harvest|strong="H8393"\w* \w produced|strong="H1645"\w* \w by the daylight|strong="H8121"\w*  
\q1 \w and by|strong="H3391"\w* the moonlight;   
\q1
\v 15  \w with the best|strong="H7218"\w* \w of the ancient|strong="H6924"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2042"\w*  
\q1 \w and the harvest produced|strong="H4022"\w* \w by the age-old|strong="H5769"\w* \w hills|strong="H1389"\w*;   
\q1
\v 16  \w with the harvest|strong="H4022"\w* \w of the earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and its fullness|strong="H4393"\w*  
\q1 \w and the pleasure|strong="H7522"\w* \w of him who resided|strong="H7931"\w* \w in the burning bush|strong="H5572"\w*.  
\q1 \w May blessing rest on|strong="H0935"\w* \w Joseph’s|strong="H3130"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*,  
\q1 \w and on the top of|strong="H6936"\w* \w the head|strong="H6936"\w* \w of the one set apart|strong="H5139"\w* \w from his brothers|strong="H0251"\w*.   
\q1
\v 17  \w May|strong="H1926"\w* \w the firstborn|strong="H1060"\w* \w of his|strong="H1926"\w* \w bull|strong="H7794"\w* \w bring him honor|strong="H1926"\w*,  
\q1 \w and may his|strong="H1926"\w* \w horns|strong="H7161"\w* \w be those of a wild ox|strong="H7214"\w*;  
\q1 \w with|strong="H7161"\w* \w them may he gore|strong="H5055"\w* \w all peoples|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w all the far reaches of the earth|strong="H0776"\w*.  
\q1 \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w are the ten thousands|strong="H7233"\w* \w of Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w*,  
\q1 \w and they|strong="H1992"\w* \w are the thousands|strong="H0505"\w* \w of Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H0776"\w* Zebulun \w and|strong="H0776"\w* Issachar  
\q1
\v 18  \w Of Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H8055"\w*  
\q1 \w Rejoice|strong="H8055"\w*, \w Zebulun|strong="H2074"\w*, \w when|strong="H3318"\w* \w you go outside|strong="H3318"\w*,  
\q1 \w and Issachar|strong="H3485"\w*, \w when you are in your tents|strong="H0168"\w*.   
\q1
\v 19  \w They will summon|strong="H7121"\w* \w peoples|strong="H5971"\w* \w to the mountain|strong="H2022"\w*,  
\q1 \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w they will sacrifice|strong="H2076"\w* \w proper|strong="H6664"\w* \w sacrifices|strong="H2077"\w*;  
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w they will enjoy|strong="H8228"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w abundance|strong="H8228"\w* \w of the seas|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\q1 \w and the hidden treasures|strong="H8226"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* shores.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H3220"\w* Gad  
\q1
\v 20  \w Of Gad|strong="H1410"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H1288"\w*  
\q1 \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w be the one who enlarges|strong="H7337"\w* \w Gad|strong="H1410"\w*.  
\q1 \w Like a lioness|strong="H3833"\w* \w he will dwell|strong="H7931"\w*;  
\q1 \w he will tear|strong="H2963"\w* \w at an arm|strong="H2220"\w* \w – indeed|strong="H0637"\w*, \w a scalp|strong="H6936"\w*.   
\q1
\v 21  \w He has selected|strong="H7200"\w* \w the best|strong="H7225"\w* \w part for himself,|strong="H2513"\w*  
\q1 \w for the portion|strong="H2513"\w* \w of the ruler|strong="H2710"\w* \w is set aside|strong="H5603"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*;  
\q1 \w he came|strong="H0857"\w* \w with the leaders|strong="H7218"\w* \w of the people|strong="H5971"\w*,  
\q1 \w he obeyed the righteous|strong="H6666"\w* laws \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*  
\q1 \w and his ordinances|strong="H4941"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H7200"\w* Dan  
\q1
\v 22  \w Of Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H1835"\w*  
\q1 \w Dan|strong="H1835"\w* \w is a lion’s|strong="H0738"\w* \w cub|strong="H1482"\w*;  
\q1 \w he will leap|strong="H2187"\w* \w forth from|strong="H4480"\w* \w Bashan|strong="H1316"\w*.   
\s1 Blessing \w on|strong="H4480"\w* Naphtali  
\q1
\v 23  \w Of Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H5321"\w*  
\q1 \w O Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w overflowing|strong="H7649"\w* \w with favor|strong="H7522"\w*,  
\q1 \w and full|strong="H4392"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*’s \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w*,  
\q1 \w possess|strong="H3423"\w* \w the west|strong="H3220"\w* \w and south|strong="H1864"\w*.   
\s1 \w Blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w on|strong="H3068"\w* Asher  
\q1
\v 24  \w Of Asher|strong="H0836"\w* \w he said|strong="H0559"\w*\w :|strong="H0836"\w*  
\q1 \w Asher|strong="H0836"\w* \w is blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w with children|strong="H1121"\w*,  
\q1 \w may he be favored by|strong="H7521"\w* \w his brothers|strong="H0251"\w*  
\q1 \w and may he dip|strong="H2881"\w* \w his foot|strong="H7272"\w* \w in olive oil|strong="H8081"\w*.   
\q1
\v 25  \w The bars of your gates|strong="H4515"\w* \w will be made of iron|strong="H1270"\w* \w and bronze|strong="H5178"\w*,  
\q1 \w and may you have lifelong|strong="H3117"\w* \w strength|strong="H1679"\w*.   
\s1 General Praise \w and|strong="H3117"\w* Blessing  
\q1
\v 26  \w There is no|strong="H0369"\w* \w one like God|strong="H0410"\w*, \w O Jeshurun|strong="H3484"\w*,  
\q1 \w who rides|strong="H7392"\w* \w through the sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w to help|strong="H5828"\w* \w you,|strong="H7834"\w*  
\q1 \w on the clouds|strong="H7834"\w* \w in majesty|strong="H1346"\w*.   
\q1
\v 27  \w The everlasting|strong="H6924"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w is a refuge|strong="H4585"\w*,  
\q1 \w and underneath|strong="H8478"\w* \w you are his eternal|strong="H5769"\w* \w arms|strong="H2220"\w*;  
\q1 \w he has driven out|strong="H1644"\w* \w enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w you,|strong="H0559"\w*  
\q1 \w and has said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w “Destroy|strong="H8045"\w*!”   
\q1
\v 28  \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w lives|strong="H7931"\w* \w in safety|strong="H0983"\w*,  
\q1 \w the fountain|strong="H5869"\w* \w of Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w is quite secure|strong="H0910"\w*,  
\q1 \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w a land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w and new wine|strong="H8492"\w*;  
\q1 \w indeed|strong="H0637"\w*, \w its heavens|strong="H8064"\w* \w rain down|strong="H6201"\w* \w dew|strong="H2919"\w*.   
\q1
\v 29  \w You have joy|strong="H0835"\w*, \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*\w ! Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w is like|strong="H3644"\w* \w you?|strong="H5971"\w*  
\q1 \w You are a people|strong="H5971"\w* \w delivered|strong="H3467"\w* \w by|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w ,|strong="H5828"\w*  
\q1 \w your protective|strong="H5828"\w* \w shield|strong="H4043"\w*  
\q1 \w and your exalted|strong="H1346"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w*.  
\q1 \w May your enemies|strong="H0341"\w* \w cringe|strong="H3584"\w* \w before you|strong="H0859"\w*;  
\q1 \w may you trample|strong="H1869"\w* \w on their backs|strong="H1116"\w*.   
\c 34  
\p
\v 1  \w Then|strong="H5927"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w ascended|strong="H5927"\w* \w from the deserts|strong="H6160"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Mount|strong="H2022"\w* \w Nebo|strong="H5015"\w*, \w to the summit|strong="H7218"\w* \w of Pisgah|strong="H6449"\w*, \w which|strong="H0834"\w* \w is opposite|strong="H6440"\w* \w Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*. \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w showed|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w – Gilead|strong="H1568"\w* \w to Dan|strong="H1835"\w*,  
\v 2  \w and all|strong="H3605"\w* \w of Naphtali|strong="H5321"\w*, \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Ephraim|strong="H0669"\w* \w and Manasseh|strong="H4519"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Judah|strong="H3063"\w* \w as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as the distant|strong="H3220"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*,  
\v 3  \w the Negev|strong="H5045"\w*, \w and the plain|strong="H3603"\w* \w of the valley|strong="H1237"\w* \w of Jericho|strong="H3405"\w*, \w the city|strong="H5892"\w* \w of the date|strong="H8558"\w* \w palm trees, as far|strong="H5704"\w* \w as Zoar|strong="H6820"\w*.  
\v 4  \w Then|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w said to him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w “This|strong="H2063"\w* \w is the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w I promised|strong="H7650"\w* \w to Abraham|strong="H0085"\w*, \w Isaac|strong="H3327"\w*, \w and Jacob|strong="H3290"\w* \w when I said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w ‘I will give it to your descendants|strong="H2233"\w*.’ \w I have let|strong="H5414"\w* \w you see|strong="H7200"\w* \w it,|strong="H3808"\w* \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w cross|strong="H5674"\w* \w over there|strong="H8033"\w*.”   
\p
\v 5  \w So Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w the servant|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd*\w , died|strong="H4191"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had said|strong="H6310"\w*.  
\v 6  \w He|strong="H6912"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w him in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w near Beth Peor|strong="H1047"\w*, \w but no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w* \w his exact|strong="H0376"\w* \w burial|strong="H6900"\w* \w place to this very|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.  
\v 7  \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w was 120|strong="H6242"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w when he died|strong="H4194"\w*, \w but his eye|strong="H5869"\w* \w was not|strong="H3808"\w* \w dull|strong="H3543"\w* \w nor|strong="H3808"\w* \w had his vitality|strong="H3893"\w* \w departed|strong="H5127"\w*.  
\v 8  \w The Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w mourned|strong="H1058"\w* \w for Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w in the deserts|strong="H6160"\w* \w of Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w for thirty|strong="H7970"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*; \w then the days|strong="H3117"\w* \w of mourning|strong="H0060"\w* \w for Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w ended|strong="H8552"\w*.   
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* Epitaph \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*  
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\v 9  \w Now Joshua|strong="H3091"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of Nun|strong="H5126"\w* \w was full|strong="H4392"\w* \w of the spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w of wisdom|strong="H2451"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w* \w had|strong="H0853"\w* \w placed|strong="H5564"\w* \w his hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w him;|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Israelites|strong="H3478"\w* \w listened|strong="H8085"\w* \w to him|strong="H0413"\w* \w and did|strong="H6213"\w* \w just|strong="H0834"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had commanded|strong="H6680"\w* \w Moses|strong="H4872"\w*.  
\v 10  \w No|strong="H3808"\w* \w prophet|strong="H5030"\w* \w ever again|strong="H5750"\w* \w arose|strong="H6965"\w* \w in Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w like Moses|strong="H4872"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w knew|strong="H3045"\w* \w the \+nd Lord\+nd*|strong="H3069"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*.  
\v 11  \w He did|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the signs|strong="H0226"\w* \w and wonders|strong="H4159"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w him to do|strong="H6213"\w* \w in the land|strong="H0776"\w* \w of Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*, \w to Pharaoh|strong="H6547"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w his servants|strong="H5650"\w*, \w and the whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*,  
\v 12  \w and he|strong="H4872"\w* \w displayed|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H2389"\w* \w power|strong="H3027"\w* \w and awesome|strong="H1419"\w* \w might|strong="H4172"\w* \w in view|strong="H5869"\w* \w of all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.