the stork, the heron after its species, the hoopoe, the bat,

So on that day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites,

For the Lord’s allotment is his people, Jacob is his special possession.

The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.

Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!

They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley, which they scouted out.

You were not willing to go up, however, but instead rebelled against the Lord your God.

Keep his commandments very carefully, as well as the stipulations and statutes he commanded you to observe.

So you must keep his commandments, live according to his standards, and revere him.

These you may eat from among water creatures: anything with fins and scales you may eat,

You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

And this is the blessing to Judah. He said, Listen, O Lord, to Judah’s voice, and bring him to his people. May his power be great, and may you help him against his foes.

You have witnessed what the Lord did at Baal Peor, how he eradicated from your midst everyone who followed Baal Peor.

Even if your exiles are in the most distant land, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back.

Then I said to you, “You have come to the Amorite hill country which the Lord our God is about to give us.

I thought this was a good idea, so I sent twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Be careful not to say, “My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth.”

I grabbed the two tablets, threw them down, and shattered them before your very eyes.

The heavens – indeed the highest heavens – belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it.

Remember what the Lord your God did to Miriam along the way after you left Egypt.