and he displayed great power and awesome might in view of all Israel.

Moreover, the Lord will bring upon you every kind of sickness and plague not mentioned in this scroll of commandments, until you have perished.

So I responded to you, “Do not be terrified of them!

It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

The elders of that city must then seize the man and punish him.

The Lord will also subject you to madness, blindness, and confusion of mind.

his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.

So I chose as your tribal leaders wise and well-known men, placing them over you as administrators of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and also as other tribal officials.

Look, he has placed the land in front of you! Go up, take possession of it, just as the Lord, the God of your ancestors, said to do. Do not be afraid or discouraged!”

Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the Lord brought you out with great power, redeeming you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

You have seen their detestable things and idols of wood, stone, silver, and gold.)

When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety,

Anyone who accidentally killed someone without hating him at the time of the accident could flee to one of those cities and be safe.

Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you belong to the Lord, and they will respect you.

You shall make yourselves tassels for the four corners of the clothing you wear.

Do not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, “Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land.” It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of 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.

with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; ignore the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of these people.