when all Israel comes to appear before the <sc>Lordsc> your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them<n id="1" /> within their hearing.

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!

for both of you<n id="1" /> rebelled against me among the Israelites at the waters of Meribah Kadesh in the desert of Zin when you did not show me proper respect<n id="2" /> among the Israelites.

However, Joshua son of Nun, your assistant,<n id="1" /> will go. Encourage him, because he will enable Israel to inherit the land.<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Listen, Israel: Today you are about to cross the Jordan so you can dispossess the nations there, people greater and stronger than you who live in large cities with extremely high fortifications.<n id="1" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">&#8220;During those days the Israelites traveled from Beeroth Bene-Yaaqan<n id="1" /> to Moserah.<n id="2" /> There Aaron died and was buried, and his son Eleazar became priest in his place.

Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.<n id="1" />p>

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<n id="1" /> is being done in Israel,

<t /><p class="bodytext">The Levitical priests<n id="1" /> &#8211; indeed, the entire tribe of Levi &#8211; will have no allotment or inheritance with Israel; they may eat the burnt offerings of the <sc>Lordsc> and of his inheritance.<n id="2" />

Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out<n id="1" /> wickedness from among you, and all Israel<n id="2" /> will hear about it and be afraid.p>

<p class="bodytext">If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites,<n id="1" /> and regards him as mere property<n id="2" /> and sells him, that kidnapper<n id="3" /> must die. In this way you will purge<n id="4" /> evil from among you.p>

Then<n id="1" /> the first son<n id="2" /> she bears will continue the name of the dead brother, thus preventing his name from being blotted out of Israel.

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: &#8220;Pay attention to all the commandments<n id="1" /> I am giving<n id="2" /> you today.

You are standing today, all of you, before the <sc>Lordsc> your God &#8211; the heads of your tribes,<n id="1" /> your elders, your officials, every Israelite man,

The <sc>Lordsc> will single him out<n id="1" /> for judgment<n id="2" /> from all the tribes of Israel according to all the curses of the covenant written in this scroll of the law.

You will see the land before you, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">He has selected the best part for himself,p> <p class="poetry">for the portion of the ruler<n id="1" /> is set aside<n id="2" /> there;p> <p class="poetry">he came with the leaders<n id="3" /> of the people,p> <p class="poetry">he obeyed the righteous laws of the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">and his ordinances with Israel.p>

<p class="poetry">Israel lives in safety,p> <p class="poetry">the fountain of Jacob is quite secure,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in a land of grain and new wine;p> <p class="poetry">indeed, its heavens<n id="2" /> rain down dew.<n id="3" />p>

The Israelites mourned for Moses in the deserts of Moab for thirty days; then the days of mourning for Moses ended.p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">This is what<n id="1" /> Moses said to the assembly of Israel<n id="2" /> in the Transjordanian<n id="3" /> wastelands, the arid country opposite<n id="4" /> Suph,<n id="5" /> between<n id="6" /> Paran<n id="7" /> and Tophel,<n id="8" /> Laban,<n id="9" /> Hazeroth,<n id="10" /> and Di Zahab<n id="11" />