And Moses went
and spake
these words
unto all Israel
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
,
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
.
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
:
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.
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
.
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
.
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.
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?
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
Moses therefore wrote
this song
the same day
, and taught
it the children
of Israel
.
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.
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
,
That Moses commanded
the Levites
, which bare
the ark
of the covenant
of the LORD
, saying
,
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.
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
?
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.
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
.
And Moses spake
in the ears
of all the congregation
of Israel
the words
of this song
, until they were ended
.