And Moses{H4872} went{H3212}{(H8799)} and spake{H1696}{(H8762)} these words{H1697} unto all Israel{H3478}.

And he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, I am an hundred{H3967} and twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121} this day{H3117}; I can{H3201}{(H8799)} no more go out{H3318}{(H8800)} and come in{H935}{(H8800)}: also the LORD{H3068} hath said{H559}{(H8804)} unto me, Thou shalt not go over{H5674}{(H8799)} this Jordan{H3383}.

The LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, he will go over{H5674}{(H8802)} before{H6440} thee, and he will destroy{H8045}{(H8686)} these nations{H1471} from before{H6440} thee, and thou shalt possess{H3423}{(H8804)} them: and Joshua{H3091}, he shall go over{H5674}{(H8802)} before{H6440} thee, as the LORD{H3068} hath said{H1696}{(H8765)}.

And the LORD{H3068} shall do{H6213}{(H8804)} unto them as he did{H6213}{(H8804)} to Sihon{H5511} and to Og{H5747}, kings{H4428} of the Amorites{H567}, and unto the land{H776} of them, whom he destroyed{H8045}{(H8689)}.

And the LORD{H3068} shall give them up{H5414}{(H8804)} before your face{H6440}, that ye may do{H6213}{(H8804)} unto them according unto all the commandments{H4687} which I have commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} you.

Be strong{H2388}{(H8798)} and of a good courage{H553}{(H8798)}, fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not, nor be afraid{H6206}{(H8799)} of them{H6440}: for the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, he it is that doth go{H1980}{(H8802)} with thee; he will not fail{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, nor forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} thee.

And Moses{H4872} called{H7121}{(H8799)} unto Joshua{H3091}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him in the sight{H5869} of all Israel{H3478}, Be strong{H2388}{(H8798)} and of a good courage{H553}{(H8798)}: for thou must go{H935}{(H8799)} with this people{H5971} unto the land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} hath sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto their fathers{H1} to give{H5414}{(H8800)} them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit{H5157}{(H8686)} it.

And the LORD{H3068}, he it is that doth go{H1980}{(H8802)} before{H6440} thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, neither forsake{H5800}{(H8799)} thee: fear{H3372}{(H8799)} not, neither be dismayed{H2865}{(H8735)}.

And Moses{H4872} wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} this law{H8451}, and delivered{H5414}{(H8799)} it unto the priests{H3548} the sons{H1121} of Levi{H3878}, which bare{H5375}{(H8802)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}, and unto all the elders{H2205} of Israel{H3478}.

And Moses{H4872} commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, At the end{H7093} of every seven{H7651} years{H8141}, in the solemnity{H4150} of the year{H8141} of release{H8059}, in the feast{H2282} of tabernacles{H5521},

When all Israel{H3478} is come{H935}{(H8800)} to appear{H7200}{(H8736)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} in the place{H4725} which he shall choose{H977}{(H8799)}, thou shalt read{H7121}{(H8799)} this law{H8451} before all Israel{H3478} in their hearing{H241}.

Gather{H6950} the people{H5971} together{H6950}{(H8685)}, men{H582}, and women{H802}, and children{H2945}, and thy stranger{H1616} that is within thy gates{H8179}, that they may hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and that they may learn{H3925}{(H8799)}, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, and observe{H8104}{(H8804)} to do{H6213}{(H8800)} all the words{H1697} of this law{H8451}:

And that their children{H1121}, which have not known{H3045}{(H8804)} any thing, may hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and learn{H3925}{(H8804)} to fear{H3372}{(H8800)} the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, as long as{H3117} ye live{H2416} in the land{H127} whither ye go over{H5674}{(H8802)} Jordan{H3383} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it.

And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Behold, thy days{H3117} approach{H7126}{(H8804)} that thou must die{H4191}{(H8800)}: call{H7121}{(H8798)} Joshua{H3091}, and present{H3320}{(H8690)} yourselves in the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}, that I may give him a charge{H6680}{(H8762)}. And Moses{H4872} and Joshua{H3091} went{H3212}{(H8799)}, and presented{H3320}{(H8691)} themselves in the tabernacle{H168} of the congregation{H4150}.

And the LORD{H3068} appeared{H7200}{(H8735)} in the tabernacle{H168} in a pillar{H5982} of a cloud{H6051}: and the pillar{H5982} of the cloud{H6051} stood{H5975}{(H8799)} over the door{H6607} of the tabernacle{H168}.

And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, Behold, thou shalt sleep{H7901}{(H8802)} with thy fathers{H1}; and this people{H5971} will rise up{H6965}{(H8804)}, and go a whoring{H2181}{(H8804)} after{H310} the gods{H430} of the strangers{H5236} of the land{H776}, whither they go{H935}{(H8802)} to be among{H7130} them, and will forsake{H5800}{(H8804)} me, and break{H6565}{(H8689)} my covenant{H1285} which I have made{H3772}{(H8804)} with them.

Then my anger{H639} shall be kindled{H2734}{(H8804)} against them in that day{H3117}, and I will forsake{H5800}{(H8804)} them, and I will hide{H5641}{(H8689)} my face{H6440} from them, and they shall be devoured{H398}{(H8800)}, and many{H7227} evils{H7451} and troubles{H6869} shall befall{H4672}{(H8804)} them; so that they will say{H559}{(H8804)} in that day{H3117}, Are not these evils{H7451} come{H4672}{(H8804)} upon us, because our God{H430} is not among{H7130} us?

And I will surely{H5641}{(H8687)} hide{H5641}{(H8686)} my face{H6440} in that day{H3117} for all the evils{H7451} which they shall have wrought{H6213}{(H8804)}, in that{H3588} they are turned{H6437}{(H8804)} unto other{H312} gods{H430}.

Now therefore write{H3789}{(H8798)} ye this song{H7892} for you, and teach{H3925}{(H8761)} it the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}: put{H7760}{(H8798)} it in their mouths{H6310}, that this song{H7892} may be a witness{H5707} for me against the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.

For when I shall have brought{H935}{(H8686)} them into the land{H127} which I sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto their fathers{H1}, that floweth{H2100}{(H8802)} with milk{H2461} and honey{H1706}; and they shall have eaten{H398}{(H8804)} and filled{H7646}{(H8804)} themselves, and waxen fat{H1878}{(H8804)}; then will they turn{H6437}{(H8804)} unto other{H312} gods{H430}, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} them, and provoke{H5006}{(H8765)} me, and break{H6565}{(H8689)} my covenant{H1285}.

And it shall come to pass, when many{H7227} evils{H7451} and troubles{H6869} are befallen{H4672}{(H8799)} them, that this song{H7892} shall testify{H6030}{(H8804)} against{H6440} them as a witness{H5707}; for it shall not be forgotten{H7911}{(H8735)} out of the mouths{H6310} of their seed{H2233}: for I know{H3045}{(H8804)} their imagination{H3336} which they go about{H6213}{(H8802)}, even now{H3117}, before I have brought{H935}{(H8686)} them into the land{H776} which I sware{H7650}{(H8738)}.

Moses{H4872} therefore wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} this song{H7892} the same day{H3117}, and taught{H3925}{(H8762)} it the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}.

And he gave Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126} a charge{H6680}{(H8762)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Be strong{H2388}{(H8798)} and of a good courage{H553}{(H8798)}: for thou shalt bring{H935}{(H8686)} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} into the land{H776} which I sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them: and I will be with thee.

And it came to pass, when Moses{H4872} had made an end{H3615}{(H8763)} of writing{H3789}{(H8800)} the words{H1697} of this law{H8451} in a book{H5612}, until they were finished{H8552}{(H8800)},

That Moses{H4872} commanded{H6680}{(H8762)} the Levites{H3881}, which bare{H5375}{(H8802)} the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

Take{H3947}{(H8800)} this book{H5612} of the law{H8451}, and put{H7760}{(H8804)} it in the side{H6654} of the ark{H727} of the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, that it may be there for a witness{H5707} against thee.

For I know{H3045}{(H8804)} thy rebellion{H4805}, and thy stiff{H7186} neck{H6203}: behold, while I am yet alive{H2416} with you this day{H3117}, ye have been rebellious{H4784}{(H8688)} against the LORD{H3068}; and how much more after{H310} my death{H4194}?

Gather{H6950}{(H8685)} unto me all the elders{H2205} of your tribes{H7626}, and your officers{H7860}{(H8802)}, that I may speak{H1696}{(H8762)} these words{H1697} in their ears{H241}, and call{H5749} heaven{H8064} and earth{H776} to record{H5749}{(H8686)} against them.

For I know{H3045}{(H8804)} that after{H310} my death{H4194} ye will utterly{H7843}{(H8687)} corrupt{H7843}{(H8686)} yourselves, and turn aside{H5493}{(H8804)} from the way{H1870} which I have commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} you; and evil{H7451} will befall{H7122}{(H8804)} you in the latter{H319} days{H3117}; because ye will do{H6213}{(H8799)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}, to provoke him to anger{H3707}{(H8687)} through the work{H4639} of your hands{H3027}.

And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} in the ears{H241} of all the congregation{H6951} of Israel{H3478} the words{H1697} of this song{H7892}, until they were ended{H8552}{(H8800)}.