I lay flat on the ground before the Lord for forty days and nights, for he had said he would destroy you.

the blessing if you take to heart the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today,

if you carefully obey him by keeping all these commandments that I am giving you today.

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore, I am commanding you to do this thing today.

Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.

Today you have declared the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commandments, and ordinances, and obey him.

And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today.

So when you cross the Jordan you must erect on Mount Ebal these stones about which I am commanding you today, and you must cover them with plaster.

Then Moses and the Levitical priests spoke to all Israel: “Be quiet and pay attention, Israel. Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

You must obey him and keep his commandments and statutes that I am giving you today.”

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them.

Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.

But to this very day the Lord has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!

You are standing today, all of you, before the Lord your God – the heads of your tribes, your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,

Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today,

You will return and obey the Lord, keeping all his commandments I am giving you today.

“This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it too remote.

Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the Lord will live safely by him; he protects him all the time, and the Lord places him on his chest.

He buried him in the land of Moab near Beth Peor, but no one knows his exact burial place to this very day.