Deuteronomy 26:5   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: "My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous.

Deuteronomy 26:6   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, subjecting us to harsh labor.

Deuteronomy 26:7   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression.

Deuteronomy 26:8   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

So the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with signs and wonders.

Deuteronomy 26:10   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me." Place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him.

Deuteronomy 26:11   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

Then you and the Levites and the foreigners residing among you shall rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.

Deuteronomy 26:12   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

When you have finished setting aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.

Deuteronomy 26:13   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

Then say to the Lord your God: "I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.

Deuteronomy 26:14   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done everything you commanded me.

Deuteronomy 26:16   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

The Lord your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 26:19   (Read all of Deuteronomy 26)

He has declared that he will set you in praise, fame and honor high above all the nations he has made and that you will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.

Deuteronomy 27:2   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

When you have crossed the Jordan into the land the Lord your God is giving you, set up some large stones and coat them with plaster.

Deuteronomy 27:4   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

And when you have crossed the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I command you today, and coat them with plaster.

Deuteronomy 27:5   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

Build there an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones. Do not use any iron tool on them.

Deuteronomy 27:7   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

Sacrifice fellowship offerings there, eating them and rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:8   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

And you shall write very clearly all the words of this law on these stones you have set up."

Deuteronomy 27:9   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, "Be silent, Israel, and listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 27:11   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

On the same day Moses commanded the people:

Deuteronomy 27:12   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

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

Deuteronomy 27:13   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal to pronounce curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.

Deuteronomy 27:14   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

Deuteronomy 27:15   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

"Cursed is anyone who makes an idol-a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands-and sets it up in secret." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!"

Deuteronomy 27:16   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

"Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!"

Deuteronomy 27:17   (Read all of Deuteronomy 27)

"Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor's boundary stone." Then all the people shall say, "Amen!"