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Because he loved your ancestors, he chose you, and by his great power he himself brought you out of Egypt.

Obey all his laws that I have given you today, and all will go well with you and your descendants. You will continue to live in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to be yours forever."

to which a man could escape and be safe if he had accidentally killed someone who had not been his enemy. He could escape to one of these cities and not be put to death.

They occupied his land and the land of King Og of Bashan, the other Amorite king who lived east of the Jordan.

"‘Do not desire another man's wife; do not desire his house, his land, his slaves, his cattle, his donkeys, or anything else that he owns.'

and said, ‘The Lord our God showed us his greatness and his glory when we heard him speak from the fire! Today we have seen that it is possible for people to continue to live, even though God has spoken to them.

"People of Israel, be sure that you do everything that the Lord your God has commanded you. Do not disobey any of his laws.

As long as you live, you and your descendants are to honor the Lord your God and obey all his laws that I am giving you, so that you may live in that land a long time.

Honor the Lord your God, worship only him, and make your promises in his name alone.

Then tell them, ‘We were slaves of the king of Egypt, and the Lord rescued us by his great power.

With our own eyes we saw him work miracles and do terrifying things to the Egyptians and to their king and to all his officials.

Do this because you belong to the Lord your God. From all the peoples on earth he chose you to be his own special people.

But the Lord loved you and wanted to keep the promise that he made to your ancestors. That is why he saved you by his great might and set you free from slavery to the king of Egypt.

Remember that the Lord your God is the only God and that he is faithful. He will keep his covenant and show his constant love to a thousand generations of those who love him and obey his commands,

"If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the Lord your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors.

Do not be afraid of them; remember what the Lord your God did to the king of Egypt and to all his people.

Remember how the Lord your God led you on this long journey through the desert these past forty years, sending hardships to test you, so that he might know what you intended to do and whether you would obey his commands.

So then, do as the Lord has commanded you: live according to his laws and obey him.

"Make certain that you do not forget the Lord your God; do not fail to obey any of his laws that I am giving you today.

Then the Lord gave me the two stone tablets on which he had written with his own hand what he had said to you from the fire on the day that you were gathered there at the mountain.