Deuteronomy 26 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Deuteronomy 27

¹Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, “Keep all the commandment which I command you today.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 with the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478 commanded^H6680^(H8762) the people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Keep^H8104^(H8800) all the commandments^H4687 which I command^H6680^(H8764) you this day^H3117.

² It shall be on the day when you shall pass over the Jordan to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, that you shall set yourself up great stones, and coat them with plaster.

KJVAnd it shall be on the day^H3117 when ye shall pass over^H5674^(H8799) Jordan^H3383 unto the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee, that thou shalt set thee up^H6965^(H8689) great^H1419 stones^H68, and plaister^H7874^(H8804) them with plaister^H7875:

³ You shall write on them all the words of this law, when you have passed over, that you may go in to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you.

KJVAnd thou shalt write^H3789^(H8804) upon them all the words^H1697 of this law^H8451, when thou art passed over^H5674^(H8800), that thou mayest go in^H935^(H8799) unto the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee, a land^H776 that floweth^H2100^(H8802) with milk^H2461 and honey^H1706; as the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of thy fathers^H1 hath promised^H1696^(H8765) thee.

⁴ It shall be, when you have crossed over the Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall coat them with plaster.

KJVTherefore it shall be when ye be gone over^H5674^(H8800) Jordan^H3383, that ye shall set up^H6965^(H8686) these stones^H68, which I command^H6680^(H8764) you this day^H3117, in mount^H2022 Ebal^H5858, and thou shalt plaister^H7875 them with plaister^H7874^(H8804).

⁵ There you shall build an altar to Yahweh your God, an altar of stones. You shall not use any iron tool on them.

KJVAnd there shalt thou build^H1129^(H8804) an altar^H4196 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, an altar^H4196 of stones^H68: thou shalt not lift up^H5130^(H8686) any iron^H1270 tool upon them.

⁶ You shall build Yahweh your God’s altar of uncut stones. You shall offer burnt offerings on it to Yahweh your God.

KJVThou shalt build^H1129^(H8799) the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 of whole^H8003 stones^H68: and thou shalt offer^H5927^(H8689) burnt offerings^H5930 thereon unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430:

⁷ You shall sacrifice peace offerings, and shall eat there. You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God.

KJVAnd thou shalt offer^H2076^(H8804) peace offerings^H8002, and shalt eat^H398^(H8804) there, and rejoice^H8055^(H8804) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

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

KJVAnd thou shalt write^H3789^(H8804) upon the stones^H68 all the words^H1697 of this law^H8451 very^H3190^(H8687) plainly^H874^(H8761).

⁹ Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel, saying, “Be silent and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of Yahweh your God.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 and the priests^H3548 the Levites^H3881 spake^H1696^(H8762) unto all Israel^H3478, saying^H559^(H8800), Take heed^H5535^(H8685), and hearken^H8085^(H8798), O Israel^H3478; this day^H3117 thou art become^H1961^(H8738) the people^H5971 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

¹⁰ You shall therefore obey Yahweh your God’s voice, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.”

KJVThou shalt therefore obey^H8085^(H8804) the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, and do^H6213^(H8804) his commandments^H4687 and his statutes^H2706, which I command^H6680^(H8764) thee this day^H3117.

¹¹ Moses commanded the people the same day, saying,

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 charged^H6680^(H8762) the people^H5971 the same day^H3117, saying^H559^(H8800),

¹² “These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

KJVThese shall stand^H5975^(H8799) upon mount^H2022 Gerizim^H1630 to bless^H1288^(H8763) the people^H5971, when ye are come over^H5674^(H8800) Jordan^H3383; Simeon^H8095, and Levi^H3878, and Judah^H3063, and Issachar^H3485, and Joseph^H3130, and Benjamin^H1144:

¹³ These shall stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

KJVAnd these shall stand^H5975^(H8799) upon mount^H2022 Ebal^H5858 to curse^H7045; Reuben^H7205, Gad^H1410, and Asher^H836, and Zebulun^H2074, Dan^H1835, and Naphtali^H5321.

¹⁴ With a loud voice, the Levites shall say to all the men of Israel,

KJVAnd the Levites^H3881 shall speak^H6030^(H8804), and say^H559^(H8804) unto all the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 with a loud^H7311^(H8802) voice^H6963,

¹⁵ ‘Cursed is the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be the man^H376 that maketh^H6213^(H8799) any graven^H6459 or molten image^H4541, an abomination^H8441 unto the LORD^H3068, the work^H4639 of the hands^H3027 of the craftsman^H2796, and putteth^H7760^(H8804) it in a secret^H5643 place. And all the people^H5971 shall answer^H6030^(H8804) and say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

¹⁶ ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that setteth light^H7034^(H8688) by his father^H1 or his mother^H517. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

¹⁷ ‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that removeth^H5253^(H8688) his neighbour's^H7453 landmark^H1366. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

¹⁸ ‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that maketh the blind^H5787 to wander^H7686^(H8688) out of the way^H1870. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

¹⁹ ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that perverteth^H5186^(H8688) the judgment^H4941 of the stranger^H1616, fatherless^H3490, and widow^H490. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²⁰ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his father’s wife, because he dishonors his father’s bed.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that lieth^H7901^(H8802) with his father's^H1 wife^H802; because he uncovereth^H1540^(H8765) his father's^H1 skirt^H3671. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²¹ ‘Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that lieth^H7901^(H8802) with any manner of beast^H929. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²² ‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that lieth^H7901^(H8802) with his sister^H269, the daughter^H1323 of his father^H1, or the daughter^H1323 of his mother^H517. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²³ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that lieth^H7901^(H8802) with his mother in law^H2859^(H8802). And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²⁴ ‘Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that smiteth^H5221^(H8688) his neighbour^H7453 secretly^H5643. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²⁵ ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that taketh^H3947^(H8802) reward^H7810 to slay^H5221^(H8687) an innocent^H5355 person^H5315^H1818. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

²⁶ ‘Cursed is he who doesn’t uphold the words of this law by doing them.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”

KJVCursed^H779^(H8803) be he that confirmeth^H6965^(H8686) not all the words^H1697 of this law^H8451 to do^H6213^(H8800) them. And all the people^H5971 shall say^H559^(H8804), Amen^H543.

WEB·Deuteronomy 26

¹It shall be, when you have come in to the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, possess it, and dwell in it,

KJVAnd it shall be, when thou art come in^H935^(H8799) unto the land^H776 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee for an inheritance^H5159, and possessest^H3423^(H8804) it, and dwellest^H3427^(H8804) therein;

² that you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall bring in from your land that Yahweh your God gives you. You shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.

KJVThat thou shalt take^H3947^(H8804) of the first^H7225 of all the fruit^H6529 of the earth^H127, which thou shalt bring^H935^(H8686) of thy land^H776 that the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 giveth^H5414^(H8802) thee, and shalt put^H7760^(H8804) it in a basket^H2935, and shalt go^H1980^(H8804) unto the place^H4725 which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 shall choose^H977^(H8799) to place^H7931^(H8763) his name^H8034 there.

³ You shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, “I profess today to Yahweh your God, that I have come to the land which Yahweh swore to our fathers to give us.”

KJVAnd thou shalt go^H935^(H8804) unto the priest^H3548 that shall be in those days^H3117, and say^H559^(H8804) unto him, I profess^H5046^(H8689) this day^H3117 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, that I am come^H935^(H8804) unto the country^H776 which the LORD^H3068 sware^H7650^(H8738) unto our fathers^H1 for to give^H5414^(H8800) us.

⁴ The priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before Yahweh your God’s altar.

KJVAnd the priest^H3548 shall take^H3947^(H8804) the basket^H2935 out of thine hand^H3027, and set it down^H3240^(H8689) before^H6440 the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430.

⁵ You shall answer and say before Yahweh your God, “My father was a Syrian ready to perish. He went down into Egypt, and lived there, few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation.

KJVAnd thou shalt speak^H6030^(H8804) and say^H559^(H8804) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, A Syrian^H761 ready to perish^H6^(H8802) was my father^H1, and he went down^H3381^(H8799) into Egypt^H4714, and sojourned^H1481^(H8799) there with^H4962 a few^H4592, and became there a nation^H1471, great^H1419, mighty^H6099, and populous^H7227:

⁶ The Egyptians mistreated us, afflicted us, and imposed hard labor on us.

KJVAnd the Egyptians^H4713 evil entreated^H7489^(H8686) us, and afflicted^H6031^(H8762) us, and laid^H5414^(H8799) upon us hard^H7186 bondage^H5656:

⁷ Then we cried to Yahweh, the God of our fathers. Yahweh heard our voice, and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression.

KJVAnd when we cried^H6817^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of our fathers^H1, the LORD^H3068 heard^H8085^(H8799) our voice^H6963, and looked^H7200^(H8799) on our affliction^H6040, and our labour^H5999, and our oppression^H3906:

⁸ Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great terror, with signs, and with wonders;

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 brought us forth^H3318^(H8686) out of Egypt^H4714 with a mighty^H2389 hand^H3027, and with an outstretched^H5186^(H8803) arm^H2220, and with great^H1419 terribleness^H4172, and with signs^H226, and with wonders^H4159:

⁹ and he has brought us into this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

KJVAnd he hath brought^H935^(H8686) us into this place^H4725, and hath given^H5414^(H8799) us this land^H776, even a land^H776 that floweth^H2100^(H8802) with milk^H2461 and honey^H1706.

¹⁰ Now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, Yahweh, have given me.” You shall set it down before Yahweh your God, and worship before Yahweh your God.

KJVAnd now, behold, I have brought^H935^(H8689) the firstfruits^H6529^H7225 of the land^H127, which thou, O LORD^H3068, hast given^H5414^(H8804) me. And thou shalt set^H3240^(H8689) it before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, and worship^H7812^(H8694) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430:

¹¹ You shall rejoice in all the good which Yahweh your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is among you.

KJVAnd thou shalt rejoice^H8055^(H8804) in every good^H2896 thing which the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath given^H5414^(H8804) unto thee, and unto thine house^H1004, thou, and the Levite^H3881, and the stranger^H1616 that is among^H7130 you.

¹² When you have finished tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates and be filled.

KJVWhen thou hast made an end^H3615^(H8762) of tithing^H6237^(H8687) all the tithes^H4643 of thine increase^H8393 the third^H7992 year^H8141, which is the year^H8141 of tithing^H4643, and hast given^H5414^(H8804) it unto the Levite^H3881, the stranger^H1616, the fatherless^H3490, and the widow^H490, that they may eat^H398^(H8804) within thy gates^H8179, and be filled^H7646^(H8804);

¹³ You shall say before Yahweh your God, “I have put away the holy things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandment which you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.

KJVThen thou shalt say^H559^(H8804) before^H6440 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, I have brought away^H1197^(H8765) the hallowed things^H6944 out of mine house^H1004, and also have given^H5414^(H8804) them unto the Levite^H3881, and unto the stranger^H1616, to the fatherless^H3490, and to the widow^H490, according to all thy commandments^H4687 which thou hast commanded^H6680^(H8765) me: I have not transgressed^H5674^(H8804) thy commandments^H4687, neither have I forgotten^H7911^(H8804) them:

¹⁴ I have not eaten of it in my mourning, neither have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor given of it for the dead. I have listened to Yahweh my God’s voice. I have done according to all that you have commanded me.

KJVI have not eaten^H398^(H8804) thereof in my mourning^H205, neither have I taken away^H1197^(H8765) ought thereof for any unclean^H2931 use, nor given^H5414^(H8804) ought thereof for the dead^H4191^(H8801): but I have hearkened^H8085^(H8804) to the voice^H6963 of the LORD^H3068 my God^H430, and have done^H6213^(H8804) according to all that thou hast commanded^H6680^(H8765) me.

¹⁵ Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the ground which you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”

KJVLook down^H8259^(H8685) from thy holy^H6944 habitation^H4583, from heaven^H8064, and bless^H1288^(H8761) thy people^H5971 Israel^H3478, and the land^H127 which thou hast given^H5414^(H8804) us, as thou swarest^H7650^(H8738) unto our fathers^H1, a land^H776 that floweth^H2100^(H8802) with milk^H2461 and honey^H1706.

¹⁶ Today Yahweh your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances. You shall therefore keep and do them with all your heart and with all your soul.

KJVThis day^H3117 the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 hath commanded^H6680^(H8764) thee to do^H6213^(H8800) these statutes^H2706 and judgments^H4941: thou shalt therefore keep^H8104^(H8804) and do^H6213^(H8804) them with all thine heart^H3824, and with all thy soul^H5315.

¹⁷ You have declared today that Yahweh is your God, and that you would walk in his ways, keep his statutes, his commandments, and his ordinances, and listen to his voice.

KJVThou hast avouched^H559^(H8689) the LORD^H3068 this day^H3117 to be thy God^H430, and to walk^H3212^(H8800) in his ways^H1870, and to keep^H8104^(H8800) his statutes^H2706, and his commandments^H4687, and his judgments^H4941, and to hearken^H8085^(H8800) unto his voice^H6963:

¹⁸ Yahweh has declared today that you are a people for his own possession, as he has promised you, and that you should keep all his commandments.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 hath avouched^H559^(H8689) thee this day^H3117 to be his peculiar^H5459 people^H5971, as he hath promised^H1696^(H8765) thee, and that thou shouldest keep^H8104^(H8800) all his commandments^H4687;

¹⁹ He will make you high above all nations that he has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to Yahweh your God, as he has spoken.

KJVAnd to make^H5414^(H8800) thee high^H5945 above all nations^H1471 which he hath made^H6213^(H8804), in praise^H8416, and in name^H8034, and in honour^H8597; and that thou mayest be an holy^H6918 people^H5971 unto the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, as he hath spoken^H1696^(H8765).

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