Now therefore hearken{H8085}{(H8798)}, O Israel{H3478}, unto the statutes{H2706} and unto the judgments{H4941}, which I teach{H3925}{(H8764)} you, for to do{H6213}{(H8800)} them, that ye may live{H2421}{(H8799)}, and go in{H935}{(H8804)} and possess{H3423}{(H8804)} the land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of your fathers{H1} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} you.

Ye shall not add{H3254}{(H8686)} unto the word{H1697} which I command{H6680}{(H8764)} you, neither shall ye diminish{H1639}{(H8799)} ought from it, that ye may keep{H8104}{(H8800)} the commandments{H4687} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} which I command{H6680}{(H8764)} you.

Your eyes{H5869} have seen{H7200}{(H8802)} what the LORD{H3068} did{H6213}{(H8804)} because of Baalpeor{H1187}: for all the men{H376} that followed{H310}{H1980}{(H8804)} Baalpeor{H1187}, the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath destroyed{H8045}{(H8689)} them from among{H7130} you.

But ye that did cleave{H1695} unto the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} are alive{H2416} every one of you this day{H3117}.

Behold{H7200}{(H8798)}, I have taught{H3925}{(H8765)} you statutes{H2706} and judgments{H4941}, even as{H834} the LORD{H3068} my God{H430} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} me, that ye should do{H6213}{(H8800)} so in{H7130} the land{H776} whither ye go{H935}{(H8802)} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it.

Keep{H8104}{(H8804)} therefore and do{H6213}{(H8804)} them; for this is your wisdom{H2451} and your understanding{H998} in the sight{H5869} of the nations{H5971}, which shall hear{H8085}{(H8799)} all these statutes{H2706}, and say{H559}{(H8804)}, Surely this great{H1419} nation{H1471} is a wise{H2450} and understanding{H995}{(H8737)} people{H5971}.

For what nation{H1471} is there so great{H1419}, who hath God{H430} so nigh{H7138} unto them, as the LORD{H3068} our God{H430} is in all things that we call{H7121}{(H8800)} upon him for?

And what nation{H1471} is there so great{H1419}, that hath statutes{H2706} and judgments{H4941} so righteous{H6662} as all this law{H8451}, which I set{H5414}{(H8802)} before{H6440} you this day{H3117}?

Only take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} to thyself, and keep{H8104}{(H8798)} thy soul{H5315} diligently{H3966}, lest thou forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the things{H1697} which thine eyes{H5869} have seen{H7200}{(H8804)}, and lest they depart{H5493}{(H8799)} from thy heart{H3824} all the days{H3117} of thy life{H2416}: but teach{H3045}{(H8689)} them thy sons{H1121}, and thy sons{H1121}' sons{H1121};

Specially the day{H3117} that thou stoodest{H5975}{(H8804)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} in Horeb{H2722}, when the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8800)} unto me, Gather{H6950} me the people{H5971} together{H6950}{(H8685)}, and I will make them hear{H8085}{(H8686)} my words{H1697}, that they may learn{H3925}{(H8799)} to fear{H3372}{(H8800)} me all the days{H3117} that they shall live{H2416} upon the earth{H127}, and that they may teach{H3925}{(H8762)} their children{H1121}.

And ye came near{H7126}{(H8799)} and stood{H5975}{(H8799)} under the mountain{H2022}; and the mountain{H2022} burned{H1197}{(H8802)} with fire{H784} unto the midst{H3820} of heaven{H8064}, with darkness{H6205}, clouds{H6051}, and thick darkness{H2822}.

And the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto you out of the midst{H8432} of the fire{H784}: ye heard{H8085}{(H8802)} the voice{H6963} of the words{H1697}, but saw{H7200}{(H8802)} no similitude{H8544}; only{H2108} ye heard a voice{H6963}.

And he declared{H5046}{(H8686)} unto you his covenant{H1285}, which he commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} you to perform{H6213}{(H8800)}, even ten{H6235} commandments{H1697}; and he wrote{H3789}{(H8799)} them upon two{H8147} tables{H3871} of stone{H68}.

And the LORD{H3068} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} me at that time{H6256} to teach{H3925}{(H8763)} you statutes{H2706} and judgments{H4941}, that ye might do{H6213}{(H8800)} them in the land{H776} whither ye go over{H5674}{(H8802)} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it.

Take ye therefore good{H3966} heed{H8104}{(H8738)} unto yourselves{H5315}; for ye saw{H7200}{(H8804)} no manner of similitude{H8544} on the day{H3117} that the LORD{H3068} spake{H1696}{(H8763)} unto you in Horeb{H2722} out of the midst{H8432} of the fire{H784}:

Lest ye corrupt{H7843}{(H8686)} yourselves, and make{H6213}{(H8804)} you a graven image{H6459}, the similitude{H8544} of any figure{H5566}, the likeness{H8403} of male{H2145} or female{H5347},

The likeness{H8403} of any beast{H929} that is on the earth{H776}, the likeness{H8403} of any winged{H3671} fowl{H6833} that flieth{H5774}{(H8799)} in the air{H8064},

The likeness{H8403} of any thing that creepeth{H7430}{(H8802)} on the ground{H127}, the likeness{H8403} of any fish{H1710} that is in the waters{H4325} beneath{H8478} the earth{H776}:

And lest thou lift up{H5375}{(H8799)} thine eyes{H5869} unto heaven{H8064}, and when thou seest{H7200}{(H8804)} the sun{H8121}, and the moon{H3394}, and the stars{H3556}, even all the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064}, shouldest be driven{H5080}{(H8738)} to worship{H7812}{(H8694)} them, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} them, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath divided{H2505}{(H8804)} unto all nations{H5971} under the whole heaven{H8064}.

But the LORD{H3068} hath taken{H3947}{(H8804)} you, and brought you forth{H3318}{(H8686)} out of the iron{H1270} furnace{H3564}, even out of Egypt{H4714}, to be unto him a people{H5971} of inheritance{H5159}, as ye are this day{H3117}.

Furthermore the LORD{H3068} was angry{H599}{(H8694)} with me for your sakes{H1697}, and sware{H7650}{(H8735)} that I should not go over{H5674}{(H8800)} Jordan{H3383}, and that I should not go{H935}{(H8800)} in unto that good{H2896} land{H776}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee for an inheritance{H5159}:

But I must die{H4191}{(H8801)} in this land{H776}, I must not go over{H5674}{(H8802)} Jordan{H3383}: but ye shall go over{H5674}{(H8802)}, and possess{H3423}{(H8804)} that good{H2896} land{H776}.

Take heed{H8104}{(H8734)} unto yourselves, lest ye forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the covenant{H1285} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, which he made{H3772}{(H8804)} with you, and make{H6213}{(H8804)} you a graven image{H6459}, or the likeness{H8544} of any{H3605} thing, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath forbidden{H6680}{(H8765)} thee.

For the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} is a consuming{H398}{(H8802)} fire{H784}, even a jealous{H7067} God{H410}.

When thou shalt beget{H3205}{(H8686)} children{H1121}, and children's{H1121} children{H1121}, and ye shall have remained long{H3462}{(H8738)} in the land{H776}, and shall corrupt{H7843}{(H8689)} yourselves, and make{H6213}{(H8804)} a graven image{H6459}, or the likeness{H8544} of any thing, and shall do{H6213}{(H8804)} evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, to provoke him to anger{H3707}{(H8687)}:

I call{H5749} heaven{H8064} and earth{H776} to witness{H5749}{(H8689)} against you this day{H3117}, that ye shall soon{H4118} utterly{H6}{(H8800)} perish{H6}{(H8799)} from off the land{H776} whereunto ye go over{H5674}{(H8802)} Jordan{H3383} to possess{H3423}{(H8800)} it; ye shall not prolong{H748}{(H8686)} your days{H3117} upon it, but shall utterly{H8045}{(H8736)} be destroyed{H8045}{(H8735)}.

And the LORD{H3068} shall scatter{H6327}{(H8689)} you among the nations{H5971}, and ye shall be left{H7604}{(H8738)} few{H4962} in number{H4557} among the heathen{H1471}, whither the LORD{H3068} shall lead{H5090}{(H8762)} you.

And there ye shall serve{H5647}{(H8804)} gods{H430}, the work{H4639} of men's{H120} hands{H3027}, wood{H6086} and stone{H68}, which neither see{H7200}{(H8799)}, nor hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, nor eat{H398}{(H8799)}, nor smell{H7306}{(H8686)}.

But if from thence thou shalt seek{H1245}{(H8765)} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, thou shalt find{H4672}{(H8804)} him, if thou seek{H1875}{(H8799)} him with all thy heart{H3824} and with all thy soul{H5315}.

When thou art in tribulation{H6862}, and all these things{H1697} are come{H4672}{(H8804)} upon thee, even in the latter{H319} days{H3117}, if thou turn{H7725}{(H8804)} to the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, and shalt be obedient{H8085}{(H8804)} unto his voice{H6963};

(For the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} is a merciful{H7349} God{H410};) he will not forsake{H7503}{(H8686)} thee, neither destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} thee, nor forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the covenant{H1285} of thy fathers{H1} which he sware{H7650}{(H8738)} unto them.

For ask{H7592}{(H8798)} now of the days{H3117} that are past{H7223}, which were{H1961}{(H8738)} before{H6440} thee, since the day{H3117} that God{H430} created{H1254}{(H8804)} man{H120} upon the earth{H776}, and ask from the one side{H7097} of heaven{H8064} unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great{H1419} thing{H1697} is, or hath been heard{H8085}{(H8738)} like it?

Did ever people{H5971} hear{H8085}{(H8804)} the voice{H6963} of God{H430} speaking out{H1696}{(H8764)} of the midst{H8432} of the fire{H784}, as thou hast heard{H8085}{(H8804)}, and live{H2421}{(H8799)}?

Or hath God{H430} assayed{H5254}{(H8765)} to go{H935}{(H8800)} and take{H3947}{(H8800)} him a nation{H1471} from the midst{H7130} of another nation{H1471}, by temptations{H4531}, by signs{H226}, and by wonders{H4159}, and by war{H4421}, and by a mighty{H2389} hand{H3027}, and by a stretched out{H5186}{(H8803)} arm{H2220}, and by great{H1419} terrors{H4172}, according to all that the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} did{H6213}{(H8804)} for you in Egypt{H4714} before your eyes{H5869}?

Unto thee it was shewed{H7200}{(H8717)}, that thou mightest know{H3045}{(H8800)} that the LORD{H3068} he is God{H430}; there is none else{H5750} beside him{H905}.

Out of heaven{H8064} he made thee to hear{H8085}{(H8689)} his voice{H6963}, that he might instruct{H3256}{(H8763)} thee: and upon earth{H776} he shewed{H7200}{(H8689)} thee his great{H1419} fire{H784}; and thou heardest{H8085}{(H8804)} his words{H1697} out of the midst{H8432} of the fire{H784}.

And because he loved{H157}{(H8804)} thy fathers{H1}, therefore he chose{H977}{(H8799)} their seed{H2233} after{H310} them, and brought thee out{H3318}{(H8686)} in his sight{H6440} with his mighty{H1419} power{H3581} out of Egypt{H4714};

To drive out{H3423}{(H8687)} nations{H1471} from before{H6440} thee greater{H1419} and mightier{H6099} than thou art, to bring{H935}{(H8687)} thee in, to give{H5414}{(H8800)} thee their land{H776} for an inheritance{H5159}, as it is this day{H3117}.

Know{H3045}{(H8804)} therefore this day{H3117}, and consider{H7725}{(H8689)} it in thine heart{H3824}, that the LORD{H3068} he is God{H430} in heaven{H8064} above{H4605}, and upon the earth{H776} beneath: there is none else.

Thou shalt keep{H8104}{(H8804)} therefore his statutes{H2706}, and his commandments{H4687}, which I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee this day{H3117}, that it may go well{H3190}{(H8799)} with thee, and with thy children{H1121} after{H310} thee, and that thou mayest prolong{H748}{(H8686)} thy days{H3117} upon the earth{H127}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, for ever.

Then Moses{H4872} severed{H914}{(H8686)} three{H7969} cities{H5892} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} toward the sunrising{H8121}{H4217};

That the slayer{H7523}{(H8802)} might flee{H5127}{(H8800)} thither, which should kill{H7523}{(H8799)} his neighbour{H7453} unawares{H1097}{H1847}, and hated{H8130}{(H8802)} him not in times{H8543} past{H8032}; and that fleeing{H5127}{(H8804)} unto one{H259} of these{H411} cities{H5892} he might live{H2425}{(H8804)}:

Namely, Bezer{H1221} in the wilderness{H4057}, in the plain{H4334} country{H776}, of the Reubenites{H7206}; and Ramoth{H7216} in Gilead{H1568}, of the Gadites{H1425}; and Golan{H1474} in Bashan{H1316}, of the Manassites{H4520}.

And this is the law{H8451} which Moses{H4872} set{H7760}{(H8804)} before{H6440} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}:

These are the testimonies{H5713}, and the statutes{H2706}, and the judgments{H4941}, which Moses{H4872} spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, after they came forth{H3318}{(H8800)} out of Egypt{H4714},

On this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383}, in the valley{H1516} over against{H4136} Bethpeor{H1047}, in the land{H776} of Sihon{H5511} king{H4428} of the Amorites{H567}, who dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} at Heshbon{H2809}, whom Moses{H4872} and the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} smote{H5221}{(H8689)}, after they were come forth{H3318}{(H8800)} out of Egypt{H4714}:

And they possessed{H3423}{(H8799)} his land{H776}, and the land{H776} of Og{H5747} king{H4428} of Bashan{H1316}, two{H8147} kings{H4428} of the Amorites{H567}, which were on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} toward the sunrising{H4217}{H8121};

From Aroer{H6177}, which is by the bank{H8193} of the river{H5158} Arnon{H769}, even unto mount{H2022} Sion{H7865}, which is Hermon{H2768},

And all the plain{H6160} on this side{H5676} Jordan{H3383} eastward{H4217}, even unto the sea{H3220} of the plain{H6160}, under the springs{H794} of Pisgah{H6449}.