"You shall therefore alove the LORD
your God
, and always
bkeep
His charge
, His statutes
, His ordinances
, and His commandments
.
"Know this day
athat I am not speaking with your sons
who
have not known
and who
have not seen
the 1discipline
of the LORD
your God
--His greatness
, His mighty
hand
and His outstretched
arm
,
and aHis signs and His works
which
He did
in the midst
of Egypt
to Pharaoh
the king
of Egypt
and to all
his land
;
and what He did
to Egypt's
army
, to its horses
and its chariots
, awhen
He made the water
of the 1Red
Sea
to 2engulf
them while they were pursuing
you, and the LORD
3completely
destroyed
them;
and what He did
to you in the wilderness
until
you came
to this
place
;
and awhat He did
to Dathan
and Abiram
, the sons
of Eliab
, the son
of Reuben
, when the earth
opened
its mouth
and swallowed
them, their households
, their tents
, and bevery
living
thing
that 1followed
them, among
all
Israel
--
but your own eyes have seen
all
the great
work
of the LORD
which
He did
.
"You shall therefore keep every
commandment
which
I am commanding
you today
, aso
that you may be strong
and go
in and possess
the land
into which
you are about to cross
to possess
it;
aso that you may prolong your days
on the land
which
the LORD
swore
to your fathers
to give
to them and to their 1descendants
, ba land
flowing
with milk
and honey
.
"For the land, into which
you are entering
to possess
it, is not like the land
of Egypt
from which
you came
, where
you used to sow
your seed
and water
it with your 1foot
like a vegetable
garden
.
"But athe land into which
you are about to cross
to possess
it, a land
of hills
and valleys
, drinks
water
from the rain
of heaven
,
a land for which
the LORD
your God
cares
; athe eyes
of the LORD
your God
are always
on it, from the 1beginning
even to the end
of the year
.
"It shall come about, aif
you listen
obediently
to my commandments
which
I am commanding
you today
, bto love
the LORD
your God
and to serve
Him cwith all
your heart
and all
your soul
,
that 1 aHe will give the rain
for your land
in its season
, the 2 bearly
and 3late
rain
, that you may gather
in your grain
and your new
wine
and your oil
.
" 1 aHe will give grass
in your fields
for your cattle
, and byou will eat
and be satisfied
.
" 1 aBeware that your hearts
are not deceived
, and that you do not turn
away
and serve
other
gods
and worship
them.
"Or athe anger of the LORD
will be kindled
against you, and He will bshut
up the heavens
cso that there will be no
rain
and the ground
will not yield
its fruit
; and dyou will perish
quickly
from the good
land
which
the LORD
is giving
you.
" aYou shall therefore 1impress these
words
of mine on your heart
and on your soul
; and you shall bind
them as a sign
on your hand
, and they shall be as 2frontals
3on your forehead
.
" aYou shall teach them to your sons
, talking
of them when you sit
in your house
and when you walk
along the road
and when you lie
down
and when you rise
up.
" aYou shall write them on the doorposts
of your house
and on your gates
,
so that ayour days
and the days
of your sons
may be multiplied
on the land
which
the LORD
swore
to your fathers
to give
them, as 1 blong
as the heavens
remain above
the earth
.
"For if you are acareful
to keep
all
this
commandment
which
I am commanding
you to do
, bto love
the LORD
your God
, to walk
in all
His ways
and chold
fast
to Him,
then the LORD will adrive
out all
these
nations
from before
you, and you will bdispossess
nations
greater
and mightier
than
you.
" aEvery place
on which
the sole
of your foot
treads
shall be yours; byour border
will be from the wilderness
to Lebanon
, and from the river
, the river
Euphrates
, as far
as 1the western
sea
.
" aNo man
will be able to stand
before
you; the LORD
your God
will lay
the dread
of you and the fear
of you on all
the land
on which
you set
foot
, as He has spoken
to you.
" aSee, I am setting
before
you today
a blessing
and a curse
:
the ablessing, if
you listen
to the commandments
of the LORD
your God
, which
I am commanding
you today
;
and the acurse, if
you do not listen
to the commandments
of the LORD
your God
, but turn
aside
from the way
which
I am commanding
you today
, 1by following
other
gods
which
you have not known
.
"It shall come about, when
the LORD
your God
brings
you into the land
where
you are entering
to possess
it, athat you shall place
the blessing
on Mount
Gerizim
and the curse
on Mount
Ebal
.
"Are they not across the Jordan
, west
of the way
toward the sunset
, in the land
of the Canaanites
who live
in the Arabah
, opposite
aGilgal
, beside
bthe 1oaks
of Moreh
?
"For you are about to cross the Jordan
to go
in to possess
the land
which
the LORD
your God
is giving
you, and ayou shall possess
it and live
in it,
and you shall be careful to do
all
the statutes
and the judgments
which
I am setting
before
you today
.