¹ And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.

² And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

³ The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said.

⁴ And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.

⁵ And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you.

⁶ Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

⁷ And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

⁸ And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

⁹ And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.

¹⁰ And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

¹¹ When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

¹² Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

¹³ And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

¹⁴ And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

¹⁵ And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

¹⁶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

¹⁷ Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

¹⁸ And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

¹⁹ Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

²⁰ For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

²¹ And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

²² Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

²³ And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

²⁴ And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

²⁵ That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

²⁶ Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

²⁷ For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?

²⁸ Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

²⁹ For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

³⁰ And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.

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¹ And Moses ^H4872 went ^H3212 and spake ^H1696 these words ^H1697 unto all Israel. ^H3478

² And he said ^H559 unto them, I am an hundred ^H3967 and twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 this day; ^H3117 I can ^H3201 no more go out ^H3318 and come in: ^H935 also the LORD ^H3068 hath said ^H559 unto me, Thou shalt not go over ^H5674 this Jordan. ^H3383

³ The LORD ^H3068 thy God, ^H430 he will go over ^H5674 before ^H6440 thee, and he will destroy ^H8045 these nations ^H1471 from before ^H6440 thee, and thou shalt possess ^H3423 them: and Joshua, ^H3091 he shall go over ^H5674 before ^H6440 thee, as the LORD ^H3068 hath said. ^H1696

⁴ And the LORD ^H3068 shall do ^H6213 unto them as he did ^H6213 to Sihon ^H5511 and to Og, ^H5747 kings ^H4428 of the Amorites, ^H567 and unto the land ^H776 of them, whom he destroyed. ^H8045

⁵ And the LORD ^H3068 shall give them up ^H5414 before your face, ^H6440 that ye may do ^H6213 unto them according unto all the commandments ^H4687 which I have commanded ^H6680 you.

⁶ Be strong ^H2388 and of a good courage, ^H553 fear ^H3372 not, nor be afraid ^H6206 of them: ^H6440 for the LORD ^H3068 thy God, ^H430 he it is that doth go ^H1980 with thee; he will not fail ^H7503 thee, nor forsake ^H5800 thee.

⁷ And Moses ^H4872 called ^H7121 unto Joshua, ^H3091 and said ^H559 unto him in the sight ^H5869 of all Israel, ^H3478 Be strong ^H2388 and of a good courage: ^H553 for thou must go ^H935 with this people ^H5971 unto the land ^H776 which the LORD ^H3068 hath sworn ^H7650 unto their fathers ^H1 to give ^H5414 them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit ^H5157 it.

⁸ And the LORD, ^H3068 he it is that doth go ^H1980 before ^H6440 thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail ^H7503 thee, neither forsake ^H5800 thee: fear ^H3372 not, neither be dismayed. ^H2865

⁹ And Moses ^H4872 wrote ^H3789 this law, ^H8451 and delivered ^H5414 it unto the priests ^H3548 the sons ^H1121 of Levi, ^H3878 which bare ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD, ^H3068 and unto all the elders ^H2205 of Israel. ^H3478

¹⁰ And Moses ^H4872 commanded ^H6680 them, saying, ^H559 At the end ^H7093 of every seven ^H7651 years, ^H8141 in the solemnity ^H4150 of the year ^H8141 of release, ^H8059 in the feast ^H2282 of tabernacles, ^H5521

¹¹ When all Israel ^H3478 is come ^H935 to appear ^H7200 before ^H6440 the LORD ^H3068 thy God ^H430 in the place ^H4725 which he shall choose, ^H977 thou shalt read ^H7121 this law ^H8451 before all Israel ^H3478 in their hearing. ^H241

¹² Gather ^H6950 the people ^H5971 together, ^H6950 men, ^H582 and women, ^H802 and children, ^H2945 and thy stranger ^H1616 that is within thy gates, ^H8179 that they may hear, ^H8085 and that they may learn, ^H3925 and fear ^H3372 the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 and observe ^H8104 to do ^H6213 all the words ^H1697 of this law: ^H8451

¹³ And that their children, ^H1121 which have not known ^H3045 any thing, may hear, ^H8085 and learn ^H3925 to fear ^H3372 the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 as long as ^H3117 ye live ^H2416 in the land ^H127 whither ye go over ^H5674 Jordan ^H3383 to possess ^H3423 it.

¹⁴ And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto Moses, ^H4872 Behold, thy days ^H3117 approach ^H7126 that thou must die: ^H4191 call ^H7121 Joshua, ^H3091 and present ^H3320 yourselves in the tabernacle ^H168 of the congregation, ^H4150 that I may give him a charge. ^H6680 And Moses ^H4872 and Joshua ^H3091 went, ^H3212 and presented ^H3320 themselves in the tabernacle ^H168 of the congregation. ^H4150

¹⁵ And the LORD ^H3068 appeared ^H7200 in the tabernacle ^H168 in a pillar ^H5982 of a cloud: ^H6051 and the pillar ^H5982 of the cloud ^H6051 stood ^H5975 over the door ^H6607 of the tabernacle. ^H168

¹⁶ And the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 unto Moses, ^H4872 Behold, thou shalt sleep ^H7901 with thy fathers; ^H1 and this people ^H5971 will rise up, ^H6965 and go a whoring ^H2181 after ^H310 the gods ^H430 of the strangers ^H5236 of the land, ^H776 whither they go ^H935 to be among ^H7130 them, and will forsake ^H5800 me, and break ^H6565 my covenant ^H1285 which I have made ^H3772 with them.

¹⁷ Then my anger ^H639 shall be kindled ^H2734 against them in that day, ^H3117 and I will forsake ^H5800 them, and I will hide ^H5641 my face ^H6440 from them, and they shall be devoured, ^H398 and many ^H7227 evils ^H7451 and troubles ^H6869 shall befall ^H4672 them; so that they will say ^H559 in that day, ^H3117 Are not these evils ^H7451 come ^H4672 upon us, because our God ^H430 is not among ^H7130 us?

¹⁸ And I will surely ^H5641 hide ^H5641 my face ^H6440 in that day ^H3117 for all the evils ^H7451 which they shall have wrought, ^H6213 in that ^H3588 they are turned ^H6437 unto other ^H312 gods. ^H430

¹⁹ Now therefore write ^H3789 ye this song ^H7892 for you, and teach ^H3925 it the children ^H1121 of Israel: ^H3478 put ^H7760 it in their mouths, ^H6310 that this song ^H7892 may be a witness ^H5707 for me against the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478

²⁰ For when I shall have brought ^H935 them into the land ^H127 which I sware ^H7650 unto their fathers, ^H1 that floweth ^H2100 with milk ^H2461 and honey; ^H1706 and they shall have eaten ^H398 and filled ^H7646 themselves, and waxen fat; ^H1878 then will they turn ^H6437 unto other ^H312 gods, ^H430 and serve ^H5647 them, and provoke ^H5006 me, and break ^H6565 my covenant. ^H1285

²¹ And it shall come to pass, when many ^H7227 evils ^H7451 and troubles ^H6869 are befallen ^H4672 them, that this song ^H7892 shall testify ^H6030 against ^H6440 them as a witness; ^H5707 for it shall not be forgotten ^H7911 out of the mouths ^H6310 of their seed: ^H2233 for I know ^H3045 their imagination ^H3336 which they go about, ^H6213 even now, ^H3117 before I have brought ^H935 them into the land ^H776 which I sware. ^H7650

²² Moses ^H4872 therefore wrote ^H3789 this song ^H7892 the same day, ^H3117 and taught ^H3925 it the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478

²³ And he gave Joshua ^H3091 the son ^H1121 of Nun ^H5126 a charge, ^H6680 and said, ^H559 Be strong ^H2388 and of a good courage: ^H553 for thou shalt bring ^H935 the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 into the land ^H776 which I sware ^H7650 unto them: and I will be with thee.

²⁴ And it came to pass, when Moses ^H4872 had made an end ^H3615 of writing ^H3789 the words ^H1697 of this law ^H8451 in a book, ^H5612 until they were finished, ^H8552

²⁵ That Moses ^H4872 commanded ^H6680 the Levites, ^H3881 which bare ^H5375 the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD, ^H3068 saying, ^H559

²⁶ Take ^H3947 this book ^H5612 of the law, ^H8451 and put ^H7760 it in the side ^H6654 of the ark ^H727 of the covenant ^H1285 of the LORD ^H3068 your God, ^H430 that it may be there for a witness ^H5707 against thee.

²⁷ For I know ^H3045 thy rebellion, ^H4805 and thy stiff ^H7186 neck: ^H6203 behold, while I am yet alive ^H2416 with you this day, ^H3117 ye have been rebellious ^H4784 against the LORD; ^H3068 and how much more after ^H310 my death? ^H4194

²⁸ Gather ^H6950 unto me all the elders ^H2205 of your tribes, ^H7626 and your officers, ^H7860 that I may speak ^H1696 these words ^H1697 in their ears, ^H241 and call ^H5749 heaven ^H8064 and earth ^H776 to record ^H5749 against them.

²⁹ For I know ^H3045 that after ^H310 my death ^H4194 ye will utterly ^H7843 corrupt ^H7843 yourselves, and turn aside ^H5493 from the way ^H1870 which I have commanded ^H6680 you; and evil ^H7451 will befall ^H7122 you in the latter ^H319 days; ^H3117 because ye will do ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 to provoke him to anger ^H3707 through the work ^H4639 of your hands. ^H3027

³⁰ And Moses ^H4872 spake ^H1696 in the ears ^H241 of all the congregation ^H6951 of Israel ^H3478 the words ^H1697 of this song, ^H7892 until they were ended. ^H8552

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¹ And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.

² And he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

³ Jehovah thy God, he will go over before thee; he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt dispossess them: `and' Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as Jehovah hath spoken.

⁴ And Jehovah will do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and unto their land; whom he destroyed.

⁵ And Jehovah will deliver them up before you, and ye shall do unto them according unto all the commandment which I have commanded you.

⁶ Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be affrighted at them: for Jehovah thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

⁷ And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for thou shalt go with this people into the land which Jehovah hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

⁸ And Jehovah, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

⁹ And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and unto all the elders of Israel.

¹⁰ And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of `every' seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,

¹¹ when all Israel is come to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

¹² Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and thy sojourner that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;

¹³ and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over the Jordan to possess it.

¹⁴ And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

¹⁵ And Jehovah appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar of cloud stood over the door of the Tent.

¹⁶ And Jehovah said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and play the harlot after the strange gods of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

¹⁷ Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?

¹⁸ And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

¹⁹ Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

²⁰ For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

²¹ And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are come upon them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

²² So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

²³ And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee.

²⁴ And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

²⁵ that Moses commanded the Levites, that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

²⁶ Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

²⁷ For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death?

²⁸ Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

²⁹ For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

³⁰ And Moses spake in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

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¹ And Moses goeth and speaketh these words unto all Israel,

² and he saith unto them, `A son of a hundred and twenty years `am' I to-day; I am not able any more to go out and to come in, and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou dost not pass over this Jordan,

³ `Jehovah thy God He is passing over before thee, He doth destroy these nations from before thee, and thou hast possessed them; Joshua -- he is passing over before thee as Jehovah hath spoken,

⁴ and Jehovah hath done to them as he hath done to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorite, and to their land, whom He destroyed.

⁵ And Jehovah hath given them before your face, and ye have done to them according to all the command which I have commanded you;

⁶ be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God `is' He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'

⁷ And Moses calleth for Joshua, and saith unto him before the eyes of all Israel, `Be strong and courageous, for thou -- thou dost go in with this people unto the land which Jehovah hath sworn to their fathers to give to them, and thou -- thou dost cause them to inherit it;

⁸ and Jehovah `is' He who is going before thee, He himself is with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.'

⁹ And Moses writeth this law, and giveth it unto the priests (sons of Levi, those bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah), and unto all the elders of Israel,

¹⁰ and Moses commandeth them, saying, `At the end of seven years, in the appointed time, the year of release, in the feast of booths,

¹¹ in the coming in of all Israel to see the face of Jehovah in the place which He chooseth, thou dost proclaim this law before all Israel, in their ears.

¹² `Assemble the people, the men, and the women, and the infants, and thy sojourner who `is' within thy gates, so that they hear, and so that they learn, and have feared Jehovah your God, and observed to do all the words of this law;

¹³ and their sons, who have not known, do hear, and have learned to fear Jehovah your God all the days which ye are living on the ground whither ye are passing over the Jordan to possess it.'

¹⁴ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, thy days have drawn near to die; call Joshua, and station yourselves in the tent of meeting, and I charge him;' and Moses goeth -- Joshua also -- and they station themselves in the tent of meeting,

¹⁵ and Jehovah is seen in the tent, in a pillar of a cloud; and the pillar of the cloud standeth at the opening of the tent.

¹⁶ And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, thou art lying down with thy fathers, and this people hath risen, and gone a-whoring after the gods of the stranger of the land into the midst of which it hath entered, and forsaken Me, and broken My covenant which I made with it;

¹⁷ and Mine anger hath burned against it in that day, and I have forsaken them, and hidden My face from them, and it hath been for consumption, and many evils and distresses have found it, and it hath said in that day, Is it not because that my God is not in my midst -- these evils have found me?

¹⁸ and I certainly hide My face in that day for all the evil which it hath done, for it hath turned unto other gods.

¹⁹ `And now, write for you this song, and teach it the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song is to Me for a witness against the sons of Israel,

²⁰ and I bring them in unto the ground which I have sworn to their fathers -- flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten, and been satisfied, and been fat, and have turned unto other gods, and they have served them, and despised Me, and broken My covenant.

²¹ `And it hath been, when many evils and distresses do meet it, that this song hath testified to its face for a witness; for it is not forgotten out of the mouth of its seed, for I have known its imagining which it is doing to-day, before I bring them in unto the land of which I have sworn.'

²² And Moses writeth this song on that day, and doth teach it the sons of Israel,

²³ and He commandeth Joshua son of Nun, and saith, `Be strong and courageous, for thou dost bring in the sons of Israel unto the land which I have sworn to them, and I -- I am with thee.'

²⁴ And it cometh to pass, when Moses finisheth to write the words of this law on a book till their completion,

²⁵ that Moses commandeth the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

²⁶ `Take this Book of the Law, and thou hast set it on the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, and it hath been there against thee for a witness;

²⁷ for I -- I have known thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; lo, in my being yet alive with you to-day, rebellious ye have been with Jehovah, and also surely after my death.

²⁸ `Assemble unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your authorities, and I speak in their ears these words, and cause to testify against them the heavens and the earth,

²⁹ for I have known that after my death ye do very corruptly, and have turned aside out of the way which I commanded you, and evil hath met you in the latter end of the days, because ye do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry with the work of your hands.'

³⁰ And Moses speaketh in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, till their completion: --

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¹ And Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel;

² and he said unto them, I am a hundred and twenty years old this day, I can no more go out and come in; and Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

³ Jehovah thy God, he will go over before thee, he will destroy these nations from before thee, that thou mayest take possession of them: Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as Jehovah hath said.

⁴ And Jehovah will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land; whom he destroyed.

⁵ And when Jehovah giveth them up before you, ye shall do to them according to all the commandment which I have commanded you.

⁶ Be strong and courageous, fear them not, neither be afraid of them; for Jehovah thy God, he it is that goeth with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee.

⁷ And Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and courageous, for thou must go with this people into the land which Jehovah hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.

⁸ And Jehovah, he it is that goeth before thee: he will be with thee; he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

⁹ And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and to all the elders of Israel.

¹⁰ And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, at the set time of the year of release, at the feast of tabernacles,

¹¹ when all Israel cometh to appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their ears.

¹² Gather the people together, the men, and the women, and the children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Jehovah your God, and take heed to do all the words of this law;

¹³ and that their children who do not know it may hear it and learn, that they may fear Jehovah your God, as long as ye live in the land, whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.

¹⁴ And Jehovah said to Moses, Lo, the days are near for thee to die; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.

¹⁵ And Jehovah appeared at the tent in the pillar of cloud; and the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.

¹⁶ And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the strange gods of the land into which they enter, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

¹⁷ And my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them, and they will say in that day, Have not these evils befallen me because my God is not in my midst?

¹⁸ And I will entirely hide my face in that day for all the evils that they have wrought, because they turned unto other gods.

¹⁹ And now, write ye this song, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

²⁰ For I shall bring them into the land which I swore unto their fathers, which floweth with milk and honey; and they will eat and fill themselves, and wax fat, and will turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

²¹ And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles have befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed; for I know their imagination which they are forming already this day, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn [unto them].

²² And Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.

²³ And [Jehovah] commanded Joshua the son of Nun, and said, Be strong and courageous; for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I have sworn unto them; and I will be with thee.

²⁴ And it came to pass, when Moses had ended writing the words of this law in a book, until their conclusion,

²⁵ that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, saying,

²⁶ Take this book of the law, and put it at the side of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee;

²⁷ for I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck. Lo, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death!

²⁸ Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and take heaven and earth to witness against them.

²⁹ For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and will turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and mischief will befall you at the end of days; because ye do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

³⁰ And Moses spoke in the ears of the whole congregation of Israel the words of this song, until their conclusion.

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¹ Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.

² He said to them, I am one hundred twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: and Yahweh has said to me, You shall not go over this Jordan.

³ Yahweh your God, he will go over before you; he will destroy these nations from before you, and you shall dispossess them: [and] Joshua, he shall go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken.

⁴ Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land; whom he destroyed.

⁵ Yahweh will deliver them up before you, and you shall do to them according to all the commandment which I have commanded you.

⁶ Be strong and of good courage, don't be afraid, nor be scared of them: for Yahweh your God, he it is who does go with you; he will not fail you, nor forsake you.

⁷ Moses called to Joshua, and said to him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of good courage: for you shall go with this people into the land which Yahweh has sworn to their fathers to give them; and you shall cause them to inherit it.

⁸ Yahweh, he it is who does go before you; he will be with you, he will not fail you, neither forsake you: don't be afraid, neither be dismayed.

⁹ Moses wrote this law, and delivered it to the priests the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and to all the elders of Israel.

¹⁰ Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of [every] seven years, in the set time of the year of release, in the feast of tents,

¹¹ when all Israel is come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he shall choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

¹² Assemble the people, the men and the women and the little ones, and your foreigner who is within your gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear Yahweh your God, and observe to do all the words of this law;

¹³ and that their children, who have not known, may hear, and learn to fear Yahweh your God, as long as you live in the land where you go over the Jordan to possess it.

¹⁴ Yahweh said to Moses, Behold, your days approach that you must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that I may give him a charge. Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tent of meeting.

¹⁵ Yahweh appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar of cloud stood over the door of the Tent.

¹⁶ Yahweh said to Moses, Behold, you shall sleep with your fathers; and this people will rise up, and play the prostitute after the strange gods of the land, where they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

¹⁷ Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, Haven't these evils come on us because our God is not among us?

¹⁸ I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have worked, in that they are turned to other gods.

¹⁹ Now therefore write you this song for you, and teach you it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

²⁰ For when I shall have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat; then will they turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

²¹ It shall happen, when many evils and troubles are come on them, that this song shall testify before them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they frame this day, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.

²² So Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel.

²³ He gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of good courage; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them: and I will be with you.

²⁴ It happened, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,

²⁵ that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, saying,

²⁶ Take this book of the law, and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of Yahweh your God, that it may be there for a witness against you.

²⁷ For I know your rebellion, and your stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, you have been rebellious against Yahweh; and how much more after my death?

²⁸ Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

²⁹ For I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days; because you will do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

³⁰ Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.

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¹ So Moses said all these things to Israel.

² Then he said to them, I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to go out and come in: and the Lord has said to me, You are not to go over Jordan.

³ The Lord your God, he will go over before you; he will send destruction on all those nations, and you will take their land as your heritage: and Joshua will go over at your head as the Lord has said.

⁴ The Lord will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, whom he put to destruction.

⁵ The Lord will give them up into your hands, and you are to do to them as I have given you orders.

⁶ Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you.

⁷ Then Moses sent for Joshua, and before the eyes of all Israel said to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go with this people into the land which the Lord, by his oath to their fathers, has given them; by your help they will take it for their heritage.

⁸ It is the Lord who goes before you; he will be with you, he will not take away his help from you or give you up: so have no fear.

⁹ Then Moses put all this law in writing, and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who take up the ark of the Lord's agreement, and to all the responsible men of Israel.

¹⁰ And Moses said to them, At the end of every seven years, at the time fixed for the ending of debts, at the feast of tents,

¹¹ When all Israel has come before the Lord your God in the place named by him, let a reading be given of this law in the hearing of all Israel.

¹² Make all the people come together, men and women and children, and anyone from another country who is with you, so that hearing they may become wise in the fear of the Lord your God, and take care to do all the words of this law;

¹³ And so that your children, to whom it is new, may give ear and be trained in the fear of the Lord your God, while you are living in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.

¹⁴ At that time the Lord said to Moses, The day of your death is near: send for Joshua, and come to the Tent of meeting so that I may give him his orders. So Moses and Joshua went to the Tent of meeting.

¹⁵ And the Lord was seen in the Tent in a pillar of cloud resting by the door of the Tent.

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses, Now you are going to rest with your fathers; and this people will be false to me, uniting themselves to the strange gods of the land where they are going; they will be turned away from me and will not keep the agreement I have made with them.

¹⁷ In that day my wrath will be moved against them, and I will be turned away from them, veiling my face from them, and destruction will overtake them, and unnumbered evils and troubles will come on them; so that in that day they will say, Have not these evils come on us because our God is not with us?

¹⁸ Truly, my face will be turned away from them in that day, because of all the evil they have done in going after other gods.

¹⁹ Make then this song for yourselves, teaching it to the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

²⁰ For when I have taken them into the land named in my oath to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have made themselves full of food and are fat, then they will be turned to other gods and will give them worship, no longer honouring me or keeping my agreement.

²¹ Then when evils and troubles without number have overtaken them, this song will be a witness to them, for the words of it will be clear in the memories of their children: for I see the thoughts which are moving in their hearts even now, before I have taken them into the land of my oath.

²² So that same day Moses made this song, teaching it to the children of Israel.

²³ Then he gave orders to Joshua, the son of Nun, saying to him, Be strong and take heart: for you are to go at the head of the children of Israel into the land which I made an oath to give them; and I will be with you.

²⁴ Now after writing all the words of this law in a book till the record of them was complete,

²⁵ Moses said to the Levites who were responsible for taking up the ark of the Lord's agreement,

²⁶ Take this book of the law and put it by the ark of the Lord's agreement, so that it may be a witness against you.

²⁷ For I have knowledge of your hard and uncontrolled hearts: even now, while I am still living, you will not be ruled by the Lord; how much less after my death?

²⁸ Get together before me all those who are in authority in your tribes, and your overseers, so that I may say these things in their hearing, and make heaven and earth my witnesses against them.

²⁹ For I am certain that after my death you will give yourselves up to sin, wandering from the way which I have given you; and evil will overtake you in the end, because you will do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of your hands.

³⁰ Then in the hearing of all the meeting of Israel, Moses said the words of this song, to the end.