Deuteronomy 27

Berean Standard Bible · Compare translations · 1406 BC – 1210 BC · Egypt & the Exodus · Tap a verse to copy, share or highlight ·

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The Altar on Mount Ebal

Joshua 8:30–35

¹Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.

²And on the day you cross the Jordan into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, set up large stones and coat them with plaster. ³Write on them all the words of this law when you have crossed over to enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you. ⁴And when you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to coat them with plaster.

⁵Moreover, you are to build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. You must not use any iron tool on them. ⁶You shall build the altar of the Lord your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the Lord your God. ⁷There you are to sacrifice your peace offerings, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God. ⁸And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”

⁹Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be silent, O Israel, and listen! This day you have become the people of the Lord your God. ¹⁰You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God and follow His commandments and statutes I am giving you today.”

Curses Pronounced from Ebal

¹¹On that day Moses commanded the people: ¹²“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. ¹³And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

¹⁴Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:

¹⁵‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’