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return it to him each evening, so that he can have it to sleep in. Then he will be grateful, and the Lord your God will be pleased with you.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God set you free; that is why I have given you this command.

"When you gather your crops and fail to bring in some of the grain that you have cut, do not go back for it; it is to be left for the foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Use true and honest weights and measures, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

They had no fear of God, and so they attacked you from the rear when you were tired and exhausted, and killed all who were straggling behind.

So then, when the Lord your God has given you the land and made you safe from all your enemies who live around you, be sure to kill all the Amalekites, so that no one will remember them any longer. Do not forget!

"After you have occupied the land that the Lord your God is giving you and have settled there,

Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, ‘I now acknowledge to the Lord my God that I have entered the land that he promised our ancestors to give us.'

"The priest will take the basket from you and place it before the altar of the Lord your God.

Then we cried out for help to the Lord , the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our suffering, hardship, and misery.

Be grateful for the good things that the Lord your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.

"Today the Lord your God commands you to obey all his laws; so obey them faithfully with all your heart.

Today you have acknowledged the Lord as your God; you have promised to obey him, to keep all his laws, and to do all that he commands.

On the day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you are to set up some large stones, cover them with plaster,

and write on them all these laws and teachings. When you have entered the rich and fertile land that the Lord , the God of your ancestors, promised you,

because any altar you build for the Lord your God must be made of uncut stones. There you are to offer the sacrifices that are to be burned,

and there you are to sacrifice and eat your fellowship offerings and be grateful in the presence of the Lord your God.

Then Moses, together with the levitical priests, said to all the people of Israel, "Give me your attention, people of Israel, and listen to me. Today you have become the people of the Lord your God;

"If you obey the Lord your God and faithfully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, he will make you greater than any other nation on earth.

Obey the Lord your God and all these blessings will be yours: