Holman Christian Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 27:10-24 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10. Obey the Lord your God and follow His commands and statutes I am giving you today.”

11. On that day Moses commanded the people,

12. “When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

13. And these tribes will stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14. The Levites will proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:

15. ‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.’And all the people will reply, ‘Amen! ’

16. ‘The one who dishonors his father or mother is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

17. ‘The one who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

18. ‘The one who leads a blind person astray on the road is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

19. ‘The one who denies justice to a foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

20. ‘The one who sleeps with his father’s wife is cursed, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

21. ‘The one who has sexual intercourse with any animal is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

22. ‘The one who sleeps with his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

23. ‘The one who sleeps with his mother-in-law is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’

24. ‘The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’