the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the falcon after its species,

the jackdaw, the carrion vulture, the cormorant,

“Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand, and death and disaster on the other.

and all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the distant sea,

the Lord our God delivered him over to us and we struck him down, along with his sons and everyone else.

So keep the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that I today am commanding you to do.

the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of the date palm trees, as far as Zoar.

the kite, the black kite, the dayyah after its species,

every raven after its species,

the little owl, the long-eared owl, the white owl,

These cities are Bezer, in the desert plateau, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassehites.

They did not see the awesome deeds he performed in the midst of Egypt against Pharaoh king of Egypt and his whole land,

And there you must take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

So we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and he heard us and saw our humiliation, toil, and oppression.

He said to his father and mother, “I have not seen him,” and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.

or what he did to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth in the middle of the Israelite camp and swallowed them, their families, their tents, and all the property they brought with them.

and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?

Be certain to keep all the statutes and ordinances that I am presenting to you today.

It is not with you alone that I am making this covenant by oath,

You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)