Deuteronomy 27 — Overview

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In this chapter the people of Israel are ordered to write the law on plastered stones, and set them on Mount Ebal, De 27:1; where they are bid to erect an altar, and offer sacrifices on it, De 27:5; and are charged by Moses and the priests to obey the Lord, and keep his commandments, De 27:9; and a direction is given to each tribes which should stand and bless, and which curse, and where, De 27:11; and the curses which the Levites should pronounce with a loud voice, and the people should say Amen to, are recited, De 27:14; and the whole is concluded with a curse on all who in general do not perform the whole law, De 27:26.

Ver. 1. And Moses, with the elders of Israel, commanded the people,saying,....

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