a land where you may eat food in plenty and find no lack of anything, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can mine copper.

(13:1) You must be careful to do everything I am commanding you. Do not add to it or subtract from it!

You must set apart for the Lord your God every firstborn male born to your herds and flocks. You must not work the firstborn of your bulls or shear the firstborn of your flocks.

There must not be a scrap of yeast within your land for seven days, nor can any of the meat you sacrifice on the evening of the first day remain until the next morning.

A woman must not wear men’s clothing, nor should a man dress up in women’s clothing, for anyone who does this is offensive to the Lord your God.

A person of illegitimate birth may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so.

An Ammonite or Moabite may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation none of their descendants shall ever do so,

You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner in his land.

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.

You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it.

Your ox will be slaughtered before your very eyes but you will not eat of it. Your donkey will be stolen from you as you watch and will not be returned to you. Your flock of sheep will be given to your enemies and there will be no one to save you.

I have led you through the desert for forty years. Your clothing has not worn out nor have your sandals deteriorated.

You have eaten no bread and drunk no wine or beer – all so that you might know that I am the Lord your God!

They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship.

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

Be strong and courageous! Do not fear or tremble before them, for the Lord your God is the one who is going with you. He will not fail you or abandon you!”

Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.

They have made me jealous with false gods, enraging me with their worthless gods; so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, with a nation slow to learn I will enrage them.

No men were left in Ai or Bethel; they all went out after Israel. They left the city wide open and chased Israel.

I sent terror ahead of you to drive out before you the two Amorite kings. I gave you the victory; it was not by your swords or bows.