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And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you thus today.

Therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall set apart three cities.'

then if you diligently observe this entire commandment that I am commanding you today by loving Yahweh your God and by going in his ways at all times, then you shall add three more cities for yourselves to these three.

And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt and that Yahweh your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do this commandment.

And you shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, therefore I am commanding you to do this thing."

And now, look, I am bringing the firstfruit of the fruit of the ground that you gave to me, Yahweh,' and you shall place it before Yahweh your God, and you shall bow down before Yahweh your God.

Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged the people, saying, "Keep all of the commandment that I am commanding you today.

And when you cross the Jordan, you shall set up these stones that I am commanding you about today on Mount Ebal, and you shall paint them with lime.

And listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and observe his commandments and his rules that I am commanding you today."

"And it will happen that if you indeed listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to diligently observe all his commandments that I am commanding you today, then Yahweh your God will set you above all the nations of the earth.

And Yahweh shall make you as head and not the tail, and you shall be only at the top of the nations, and you shall not be at the bottom, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today and diligently observe them.

And you shall not turn aside from any of the words that I am commanding you today to the right or left by going after other gods to serve them.

"And then if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by diligently observing all of his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, then all of these curses shall come upon you, and they shall overtake you:

You have not eaten bread, and you have not drunk wine and strong drink, so that you may know that I am Yahweh your God.

"Now I am not making this covenant and this oath with you alone.

and you return to Yahweh and you listen to his voice according to all that I am commanding you today, both you and your children, with all your heart and with all your inner self,

And you will again listen to the voice of Yahweh, and you will do all his commandments that I am commanding you today.

"For this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too wonderful for you, and it is not too far from you.

"See, I am setting before you today life and prosperity and death and disaster;

what I am commanding you today is to love Yahweh your God by going in his ways and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his regulations, and then you will live, and you will become numerous, and Yahweh your God will bless you in the land where you are going.