Deuteronomy 27:14-26

Common English Bible

¹⁴ The Levites will address every individual Israelite with a loud voice:

¹⁵ “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol or an image—things detestable to the Lord, made by artisans—and sets it up secretly.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”^[a]

¹⁶ “Cursed is anyone who belittles their father or mother.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

¹⁷ “Cursed is anyone who tampers with their neighbor’s property lines.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

¹⁸ “Cursed is anyone who misleads a blind person on a road.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

¹⁹ “Cursed is anyone who obstructs the legal rights of immigrants, orphans, or widows.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²⁰ “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his father’s wife, because that exposes his father’s private matters.”^[b]

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²¹ “Cursed is anyone who has sex with any kind of animal.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²² “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²³ “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his mother-in-law.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²⁴ “Cursed is anyone who kills his neighbor in secret.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²⁵ “Cursed is anyone who accepts money to kill an innocent person.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”

²⁶ “Cursed is anyone who doesn’t support the words of this Instruction by carrying them out.”

All the people will reply: “We agree!”