NASB — Deuteronomy 27 — KJV

The Curses of Mount Ebal

1 Then Moses° and the elders° of Israel° charged° the people°, saying°, “Keep° all° the commandments° which° I command° you today°. 2 aSo it shall be on the day° when° you cross° the Jordan° to the land° which° the LORD° your God° gives° you, that you shall set° up for yourself large° stones° and coat° them with lime° 3 and write° on them all° the words° of this° law°, when you cross° over°, so° that you may enter° the land° which° the LORD° your God° gives° you, aa land° flowing° with milk° and honey°, as the LORD°, the God° of your fathers°, Ipromised° you. 4 So it shall be when you cross° the Jordan°, you shall set° up aon Mount° Ebal°, these° stones°, Ias I am commanding° you today°, and you shall coat° them with lime°. 5 Moreover, you shall build° there° an altar° to the LORD° your God°, an altar° of stones°; you ashall not Iwield° an iron° [tool] on them. 6 You shall build° the altar° of the LORD° your God° of Iuncut° stones°, and you shall offer° on it burnt° offerings° to the LORD° your God°; 7 and you shall sacrifice° peace° offerings° and eat° there°, and arejoice° before° the LORD° your God°. 8 You shall write° on the Istones° all° the words° of this° law° very° distinctly°.”

[2] aJsh 8:30-32
[3] ILit spoke to aDt 26:9
[4] ILit which aDt 11:29; Jsh 8:30
[5] ILit lift up aEx 20:25; Jsh 8:31
[6] ILit whole
[7] aDt 26:11
[8] II.e. stones coated with lime, cf v 4

9 ¶ Then Moses° and the Levitical° priests° spoke° to all° Israel°, saying°, “Be silent° and listen°, O Israel°! This° day° you have become° a people° for the LORD° your God°. 10 You shall therefore Iobey°° the LORD° your God°, and do° His commandments° and His statutes° which° I command° you today°.”

[10] ILit listen to the voice of

11 ¶ Moses° also charged° the people° on that day°, saying°, 12 “When you cross° the Jordan°, these° shall stand° on aMount° Gerizim° to bless° the people°: bSimeon°, Levi°, Judah°, Issachar°, Joseph°, and Benjamin°. 13 For the curse°, these° shall stand° on Mount° Ebal°: Reuben°, Gad°, Asher°, Zebulun°, Dan°, and Naphtali°. 14 The Levites° shall then answer° and say° to all° the men° of Israel° with a loud° voice°,

[12] aDt 11:29 bJsh 8:33-35

15 ¶ ‘Cursed° is the man° who° makes° Iaan idol° or a molten° image°, an abomination° to the LORD°, the work° of the hands° of the craftsman°, and sets° [it] up in secret°.’ And ball° the people° shall answer° and say°, ‘Amen°.’

[15] IOr a graven image aEx 20:4, 23; 34:17; Lv 19:4; 26:1; Dt 4:16, 23; 5:8; Is 44:9 b1Co 14:16

16 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who dishonors° his father° or mother°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[16] aEx 20:12; 21:17; Lv 19:3; 20:9; Dt 5:16; Ezk 22:7

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

[17] aDt 19:14; Pv 22:28

18 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who misleads° a blind° [person] on the road°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[18] aLv 19:14

19 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who distorts° the justice° due an alien°, Iorphan°, and widow°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[19] IOr fatherless aEx 22:21; 23:9; Lv 19:33; Dt 10:18; 24:17

20 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who lies° with his father’s° wife°, because° he has uncovered° his father’s° skirt°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[20] aLv 18:8; 20:11; Dt 22:30; 1Co 5:1

21 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who lies° with any° animal°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[21] aEx 22:19; Lv 18:23; 20:15

22 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who lies° with his sister°, the daughter° of his father° or° of his mother°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[22] aLv 18:9; 20:17

23 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who lies° with his mother-in-law°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[23] aLv 20:14

24 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who strikes° his neighbor° in secret°.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[24] aEx 21:12; Lv 24:17; Nu 35:30, 31

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

[25] aEx 23:7; Dt 10:17; Ps 15:5; Ezk 22:12

26 ¶ ‘aCursed° is he who° does not confirm° the words° of this° law° by doing° them.’ And all° the people° shall say°, ‘Amen°.’

[26] aPs 119:21; Jr 11:3; Ga 3:10


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The people are commanded to write the Law upon stones,

1 ¶ And Mosesº with the eldersº of Israelº commandedºª² the people,º saying,ºª Keepºª² all² the commandmentsº which² I² commandºª you this day.º 2 And it shall be² on the dayº when² ye shall pass overºª² Jordanº unto² the landº which² the LORDº thy Godº givethºª thee, that thou shalt set thee upºª greatº stones,º and plaisterºª them with plaister:º 3 And thou shalt writeºª upon² them² all² the wordsº of this² law,º when thou art passed over,ºª that²² thou mayest go inºª unto² the landº which² the LORDº thy Godº givethºª thee, a landº that flowethºª with milkº and honey;º as² the LORDº Godº of thy fathersº hath promisedºª thee. 4 Therefore it shall be² when ye be gone overºª² Jordan,º [that] ye shall set upºª² these² stones,º which² I² commandºª you this day,º in mountº Ebal,º and thou shalt plaister¹² them with plaister.¹ª²

[1] Dt 4:1; 11:32; 26:16; Lk 11:28; Jn 15:14; 1Th 4:1; Jm 2:10.
[2] Dt 6:1; 9:1; 11:31; 26:1; 27:3; Jsh 1:11; 4:1, 5; Ezk 11:19; 36:26.
[3] Lv 20:24; Nu 13:27; 14:8; Dt 6:8; 26:9; Jsh 5:6; 8:32; Jr 11:5; 31:31; 32:22; 2Co 3:2; He 8:6; 10:16.
[4] Dt 11:29; Jsh 8:30.

and to build an altar of whole stones.

5 And there² shalt thou buildºª an altarº unto the LORDº thy God,º an altarº of stones:º thou shalt not² lift upºª [any] ironº [tool] upon² them. 6 Thou shalt buildºª² the altarº of the LORDº thy Godº of wholeº stones:º and thou shalt offerºª burnt offeringsº thereon² unto the LORDº thy God:º 7 And thou shalt offerºª peace offerings,º and shalt eatºª there,² and rejoiceºª beforeº the LORDº thy God.º 8 And thou shalt writeºª upon² the stonesº² all² the wordsº of this² lawº very¹ª plainly.ºª²

[5] Ex 20:25; 24:4; Jsh 8:30; 1K 18:31.
[6] Lv 1:1; Ep 5:2.
[7] Lv 3:1; 7:11; Dt 12:7, 12; 16:11, 14; 26:10; 2Ch 30:23; Ne 8:10; Ps 100:1; Is 12:3; 61:3, 10; Hab 3:18; Ac 10:36; Ro 5:1, 10; Ep 2:16; Php 3:3; 4:4; Col 1:20; He 13:20.
[8] Dt 27:3; Hab 2:2; Jn 16:25; 2Co 3:12.

9 ¶ And Mosesº and the priestsº the Levitesº spakeºª unto² all² Israel,º saying,ºª Take heed,ºª and hearken,ºª O Israel;º this² dayº thou art becomeºª the peopleº of the LORDº thy God.º 10 Thou shalt therefore obeyºª the voiceº of the LORDº thy God,º and doºª² his commandmentsº and his statutes,º which² I² commandºª thee this day.º

[9] Dt 26:16; Ro 6:17, 22; 1Co 6:9; Ep 5:8; 1P 2:10.
[10] Lv 19:2; Dt 10:12; 11:1, 7; Mi 4:5; 6:8; Mt 5:48; Ep 4:17; 1P 1:14; 4:1.

The tribes divided on Gerizim and Ebal.

11 ¶ And Mosesº chargedºª² the peopleº the same² day,º saying,ºª 12 These² shall standºª upon² mountº Gerizimº to blessºª² the people,º when ye are come overºª² Jordan;º Simeon,º and Levi,º and Judah,º and Issachar,º and Joseph,º and Benjamin:º 13 And these² shall standºª upon mountº Ebalº to² curse;º Reuben,º Gad,º and Asher,º and Zebulun,º Dan,º and Naphtali.º

[12] Gn 29:33; 30:18, 24; 35:18; Dt 11:26; Jsh 8:33; Jg 9:7.
[13] Gn 29:32; 30:6, 20; 49:3; Dt 11:29; 27:4; Jsh 8:33.

The curses pronounced on mount Ebal.

14 ¶ And the Levitesº shall speak,ºª and sayºª unto² all² the menº of Israelº with a loudºª voice,º 15 Cursedºª [be] the manº that² makethºª [any] gravenº or molten image,º an abominationº unto the LORD,º the workº of the handsº of the craftsman,º and puttethºª [it] in [a] secretº [place]. And all² the peopleº shall answerºª and say,ºª Amen.º 16 Cursedºª [be] he that setteth lightºª by his fatherº or his mother.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 17 Cursedºª [be] he that removethºª his neighbour'sº landmark.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 18 Cursedºª [be] he that maketh the blindº to wanderºª out of the way.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 19 Cursedºª [be] he that pervertethºª the judgmentº of the stranger,º fatherless,º and widow.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 20 Cursedºª [be] he that liethºª with² his father'sº wife;º because² he uncoverethºª his father'sº skirt.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 21 Cursedºª [be] he that liethºª with² any manner² of beast.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 22 Cursedºª [be] he that liethºª with² his sister,º the daughterº of his father,º or² the daughterº of his mother.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 23 Cursedºª [be] he that liethºª with² his mother in law.ºª And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 24 Cursedºª [be] he that smitethºª his neighbourº secretly.º And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 25 Cursedºª [be] he that takethºª rewardº to slayºª an innocentº person.º¹ And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º 26 Cursedºª [be] he that² confirmethºª not² [all]² the wordsº of this² lawº to doºª them. And all² the peopleº shall say,ºª Amen.º

[14] Dt 33:9; Jsh 8:33; Ne 8:7; Dn 9:11; Mal 2:7.
[15] Gn 9:25; 31:19, 34; Ex 20:4, 23; 32:1; 34:17; Lv 19:4; 26:1; Nu 5:22; Dt 4:16; 5:8; 28:16; 29:17; 1S 26:19; 1K 11:5; 2K 17:19; 23:13; 2Ch 33:2; Ne 10:29; Ps 44:20; Is 44:9, 17, 19; Jr 11:3, 5; 23:24; 28:6; Ezk 7:20; 8:7; 14:4; Dn 11:31; Ho 13:2; Mt 6:13; 24:15; 1Co 14:16; Rv 17:4.
[16] Ex 20:12; 21:17; Lv 19:3; Dt 21:18; Pv 30:11; Ezk 22:7; Mt 15:4.
[17] Dt 19:14; Pv 22:28; 23:10.
[18] Lv 19:14; Jb 29:15; Pv 28:10; Is 56:10; Mt 15:14; Rv 2:14.
[19] Ex 22:21; 23:2, 8; Dt 10:18; 24:17; Ps 82:2; Pv 17:23; 31:5; Mi 3:9; Mal 3:5.
[20] Gn 35:22; 49:4; Lv 18:8; 20:11; Dt 22:30; 2S 16:22; 1Ch 5:1; Ezk 22:10; Am 2:7; 1Co 5:1.
[21] Ex 22:19; Lv 18:23; 20:15.
[22] Lv 18:9; 20:17; 2S 13:1, 8; Ezk 22:11.
[23] Lv 18:17; 20:14.
[24] Ex 20:13; 21:12; Lv 24:17; Nu 35:31; Dt 19:11; 2S 3:27; 11:15; 12:9; 13:28; 20:9.
[25] Ex 23:7; Dt 10:17; 16:19; Ps 15:5; Pv 1:11; Ezk 22:12; Mi 3:10; 7:2; Mt 26:15; 27:3; Ac 1:18.
[26] Dt 27:15; 28:15; Ps 119:21; Jr 11:3; Ezk 18:24; Mt 25:41; Ro 3:19; 10:5; 1Co 16:22; Ga 3:10.


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