But if the slayer at any time goes outside the boundary of the town to which he had fled,

Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

As the Lord had commanded Moses, so the daughters of Zelophehad did.

So I instructed you at that time regarding everything you should do.

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

So it was that after all the military men had been eliminated from the community,

anything that crawls on the ground, or any fish in the deep waters of the earth.

Have a people ever heard the voice of God speaking from the middle of fire, as you yourselves have, and lived to tell about it?

These are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that Moses spoke to the Israelites after he had brought them out of Egypt,

Their territory extended from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon valley as far as Mount Siyon – that is, Hermon –

“I am the Lord your God, he who brought you from the land of Egypt, from the place of slavery.

Be careful to observe the Sabbath day just as the Lord your God has commanded you.

Be careful, therefore, to do exactly what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn right or left!

These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind,

be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of Egypt, that place of slavery.

You must not go after other gods, those of the surrounding peoples,

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

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

Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the Lord your God disciplines you.

You will eat your fill and then praise the Lord your God because of the good land he has given you.