New King James Version

Deuteronomy 27:4-11 New King James Version (NKJV)

4. Therefore it shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that on Mount Ebal you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, and you shall whitewash them with lime.

5. And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones; you shall not use an iron tool on them.

6. You shall build with whole stones the altar of the Lord your God, and offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.

7. You shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God.

8. And you shall write very plainly on the stones all the words of this law.”

9. Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel, saying, “Take heed and listen, O Israel: This day you have become the people of the Lord your God.

10. Therefore you shall obey the voice of the Lord your God, and observe His commandments and His statutes which I command you today.”

11. And Moses commanded the people on the same day, saying,