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You will not receive any land in Israel as your own. I am the Lord , and I will give you whatever you need.

The Lord said to Aaron: Ten percent of the Israelites' crops and one out of every ten of their newborn animals belong to me. But I am giving all this to the Levites as their pay for the work they do at the sacred tent.

and Balaam said: "I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!

Balaam said: "I am the son of Beor, and my words are true, so listen to my message!

The Lord said to Moses, "One day you will go up into the Abarim Mountains, and from there you will see the land I am giving the Israelites.

But Sihon refused to let us go across his country, because the Lord made him stubborn and eager to fight us. The Lord told me, "I am going to help you defeat Sihon and take his land, so attack him!"

But the Lord told me, "Moses, don't be afraid of King Og. I am going to help you defeat him and his army and take over his land. Destroy him and his people, just as you did with the Amorite King Sihon of Heshbon."

and now he is your God. I am telling you everything he has commanded, so don't add anything or take anything away.

Soon you will cross the Jordan River and settle down in the land. Then in the years to come, you will have children, and they will give you grandchildren. After many years, you might lose your sense of right and wrong and make idols, even though the Lord your God hates them. So I am giving you fair warning today, and I call the earth and the sky as witnesses. If you ever make idols, the Lord will be angry, and you won't have long to live, because the Lord will let you be wiped out.

Today I am explaining his laws and teachings. And if you always obey them, you and your descendants will live long and be successful in the land the Lord is giving you.

Moses called together the people of Israel and said: Today I am telling you the laws and teachings that you must follow, so listen carefully.

I am the Lord your God, the one who brought you out of Egypt where you were slaves.

Don't bow down and worship idols. I am the Lord your God, and I demand all your love. If you reject me and worship idols, I will punish your families for three or four generations.

Do not misuse my name. I am the Lord your God, and I will punish anyone who misuses my name.

Respect your father and mother, and you will live a long and successful life in the land I am giving you.

but you come back here to me. After I tell you my laws and teachings, you will repeat them to the people, so they can obey these laws in the land I am giving them.

So be sure to obey his laws and teachings I am giving you today.

Moses said: Israel, do you want to go into the land the Lord promised your ancestors? Do you want to capture it, live there, and become a powerful nation? Then be sure to obey every command I am giving you.

Make sure that you never forget the Lord or disobey his laws and teachings that I am giving you today. If you always obey them,

So don't try to stop me! I am going to wipe them out, and no one on earth will remember they ever lived. Then I will let your descendants become an even bigger and more powerful nation than Israel.