Deuteronomy 27
- 1And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.
- 2And it shall be on the day when you shall pass over Jordan to the land which the Lord your God gives you, that you shall set you up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:
- 3And you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you are passed over, that you may go in to the land which the Lord your God gives you, a land that flows with milk and honey. As the Lord God of your fathers has promised you.
- 4Therefore it shall be when you be gone over Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.
- 5And there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones: you shall not lift up any iron tool on them.
- 6You shall build the altar of the Lord your God of whole stones: and you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God:
- 7And you shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God.
- 8And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
- 9And Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, Be careful, and listen, O Israel. This day you have become the people of the Lord your God.
- 10You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, and do his commandments and his laws, which I command you this day.
- 11And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,
- 12These shall stand on mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have come over Jordan, Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
- 13And these shall stand on mount Ebal to curse, Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
- 14And the Levites shall speak, and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
- 15Cursed be the man that makes any carved or metal idol, something the Lord hates, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
- 16Cursed be he who sets light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 17Cursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 18Cursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 19Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 20Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, because he uncovers his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 21Cursed be he who lies with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 22Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 23Cursed be he who lies with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 24Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 25Cursed be he who takes reward to kill an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- 26Cursed be he who does not confirm all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Deuteronomy 27 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:
GIGAKJVAnd it shall be on the day when you shall pass over Jordan to the land which the Lord your God gives you, that you shall set you up great stones, and plaster them with plaster:
KJVAnd thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall write on them all the words of this law, when you are passed over, that you may go in to the land which the Lord your God gives you, a land that flows with milk and honey. As the Lord God of your fathers has promised you.
KJVTherefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.
GIGAKJVTherefore it shall be when you be gone over Jordan, that you shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.
KJVAnd there shalt thou build an altar unto the Lord thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.
GIGAKJVAnd there you shall build an altar to the Lord your God, an altar of stones: you shall not lift up any iron tool on them.
KJVThou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God:
GIGAKJVYou shall build the altar of the Lord your God of whole stones: and you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God:
KJVAnd thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord thy God.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall offer peace offerings, and shall eat there, and rejoice before the Lord your God.
KJVAnd thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly.
KJVAnd Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, Be careful, and listen, O Israel. This day you have become the people of the Lord your God.
KJVThou shalt therefore obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.
GIGAKJVYou shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, and do his commandments and his laws, which I command you this day.
KJVThese shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
GIGAKJVThese shall stand on mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have come over Jordan, Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
KJVAnd these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
GIGAKJVAnd these shall stand on mount Ebal to curse, Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
KJVAnd the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
GIGAKJVAnd the Levites shall speak, and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
KJVCursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be the man that makes any carved or metal idol, something the Lord hates, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who sets light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who makes the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who perverts the judgment of the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who lies with his father's wife, because he uncovers his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who lies with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who lies with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who strikes his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who takes reward to kill an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJVCursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
GIGAKJVCursed be he who does not confirm all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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