The Twelve Curses
[14] The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:
I.
[15] “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol—a thing detestable to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
II.
[16] “Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
III.
[17] “Cursed is anyone who moves their neighbor’s boundary stone.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
IV.
[18] “Cursed is anyone who leads the blind astray on the road.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
V.
[19] “Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
VI.
[20] “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
VII.
[21] “Cursed is anyone who has sexual relations with any animal.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
VIII.
[22] “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
IX.
[23] “Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
X.
[24] “Cursed is anyone who kills their neighbor secretly.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
XI.
[25] “Cursed is anyone who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
XII.
[26] “Cursed is anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.”
Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
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[34] Afterward, Joshua read all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—just as it is written in the Book of the Law.
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Additional reading: The Gist of the Ten Commandments
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Keep the Faith. Best regards,
- The BMS Co., NDSMD
