5. Also, use some stones there to build an altar to the Lord your God. Don’t use iron tools to cut the stones.
6. You must not use cut stones to build the altar for the Lord your God. Offer burnt offerings on this altar to the Lord your God.
7. And you must sacrifice and eat fellowship offerings there. Eat and enjoy yourselves there together with the Lord your God.
8. You must write all these teachings on the stones that you set up. Write clearly so that they are easy to read.”
9. Moses and the Levite priests spoke to all the Israelites. Moses said, “Be quiet and listen, Israel! Today you have become the people of the Lord your God.
10. So you must do everything that the Lord your God tells you. You must obey his commands and his laws that I am giving you today.”
11. That day Moses also told the people,
12. “After you have gone across the Jordan River, these tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to read the blessings to the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
13. And these tribes will stand on Mount Ebal to read the curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
14. “And the Levites will say to all the Israelites in a loud voice:
15. “‘Cursed is the one who makes a false god and puts it in its secret place. These false gods are only statues that some worker makes from wood, stone or metal. The Lord hates these things!’ “Then all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’
16. “The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who does not show respect to their father or their mother!’ “Then all the people will answer, ‘Amen!’
17. “The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who moves a neighbor’s landmark!’ “Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’