At that same time the Lord said to me, “Carve out for yourself two stone tablets like the first ones and come up the mountain to me; also make for yourself a wooden ark.

So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved out two stone tablets just like the first ones. Then I went up the mountain with the two tablets in my hands.

Then I turned, went down the mountain, and placed the tablets into the ark I had made – they are still there, just as the Lord commanded me.

He is the one you should praise; he is your God, the one who has done these great and awesome things for you that you have seen.

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

for you may do so only in the place the Lord chooses in one of your tribal areas – there you may do everything I am commanding you.

You must offer your burnt offerings, both meat and blood, on the altar of the Lord your God; the blood of your other sacrifices you must pour out on his altar while you eat the meat.

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

Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.

You must investigate thoroughly and inquire carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done among you,

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

you shall take an awl and pierce a hole through his ear to the door. Then he will become your servant permanently (this applies to your female servant as well).

Observe the month Abib and keep the Passover to the Lord your God, for in that month he brought you out of Egypt by night.

Then you are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks before the Lord your God with the voluntary offering that you will bring, in proportion to how he has blessed you.

You must not plant any kind of tree as a sacred Asherah pole near the altar of the Lord your God which you build for yourself.

When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,

When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not learn the abhorrent practices of those nations.

Whoever does these things is abhorrent to the Lord and because of these detestable things the Lord your God is about to drive them out from before you.

This is how you are to deal with all those cities located far from you, those that do not belong to these nearby nations.

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.