The covenant in Horeb.

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u ch. 3. 29.

ch. 1. 4.

46 On this side Jordan, "in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and * Num. 21. 24. the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt : 47 And they possessed his land, and y Num. 21. 35. the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising ;

ch. 3. 3, 4.

48 From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Zion, which is a Hermon, 49 And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

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b

The ten commandments.

12 m Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

13 "Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

14 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

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m Ex. 20. 8.

n Ex. 23. 12. & 35. 2. Ez. 20. 12.

o Gen. 2. 2. Ex. 16. 29, 30. Heb. 4. 4.

p ch. 15. 15. & 16. 12. & 24. 18, 22.

15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand q ch. 4. 34, 37. and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

16 Honour

mother, to the thy father and the

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mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

17 t Thou shalt not kill.

18 "Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

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19 Neither shalt thou steal.

20 y Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's.

r Ex. 20. 12. Lev. 19. 3. ch. 27. 16. Eph. 6. 2, 3. Col. 3. 20. s ch. 4. 40.

t Ex. 20. 13. Matt. 5. 21. u Ex. 20. 14. Luke 18. 20. James 2. 11. x Ex. 20. 15. Rom. 13. 9. y Ex. 20. 16. z Ex. 20. 17. Mic. 2. 2. Hab. 2. 9. Luke 12. 15. Rom. 7. 7. &

13. 9.

31. 18. ch. 4.

22 ¶ These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice; and he added no more. And a he wrote them in two tables of a Ex. 24. 12. & stone, and delivered them unto me. 23 And it came to pass, when yeb Ex. 20. 18, heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, for the mountain did burn with fire, that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders;

24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.

13.

19.

c Ex. 19. 19.

d ch. 4. 33. Judg. 13. 22.

e ch. 18. 16.

25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the † Heb. add to LORD our God any more, then we shall die.

hear.

26 For who is there of all flesh, that fch. 4. 33. hath heard the voice of the living

Moses receiveth the law.

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g Ex. 20. 19. Heb. 12. 19.

h ch. 18. 17.

i ch. 32. 29.

Ps. 81. 13.

Is. 48. 18.

Matt. 23. 37. Luke 19. 42. k ch. 11. 1.

1 ch. 4. 40.

29 iOh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, 'that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.

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31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: "ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

33 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess.

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gently to their children.

Now these

a

An exhortation to obedience.

Heb. whet, or, sharpen. i ch. 11. 18. & 32.46. P8.37. 31. & 40. 8. & 119. 11, 98. Prov. 3. 3. Is. 51.7.

k ch. 4. 9. & 11. 19. Ps. 78. 4, 5, 6. Eph. 6. 4.

1 Ex. 13. 9, 16. ch. 11. 18. Prov. 3. 3. &

9 m And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy 6. 21. & 7. 3. gates.

10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, "which thou buildedst not, 11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of + bondage.

13 Thou shalt Pfear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you;

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15 For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you; "lest the anger

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3 ¶ Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. 4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our Mark 12. 30. God is one LORD:

Mark 12. 29, 3. 1 Cor. 8.

32. John 17.

4, 6.

g ch. 10. 12.

Matt. 22. 37.

Luke 10. 27. h 2 Kings 23. 25.

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e

z

m ch. 11. 20. Is. 57. 8.

n Josh. 24. 13. Ps. 105. 44.

o ch. 8. 10, &c.

† Heb. bondmen, or, servants.

p ch. 10. 12, 20. & 13. 4. Matt. 4. 10. Luke 4. 8.

q Ps. 63. 11. Is. 45. 23. & 65. 16. Jer. 4. 2. & 5. 7. & 12. 16.

r ch. 8. 19. & 11. 28. Jer. 25. 6.

s ch. 13. 7. t Ex. 20. 5. ch. 4. 24.

u ch. 7. 4. & 11. 17.

x Matt. 4. 7. Luke 4. 12.

Num. 20.3, 4. & 21. 4, 5. 1 Cor. 10. 9.

17 Ye shall diligently keep the y Ex. 17. 2, 7. commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded z ch. 11.18, 22. thee.

Ps. 119. 4.

a Ex. 15. 26. ch. 12. 28. & 13. 18.

53.

19 bTo cast out all thine enemies b Num. 33. 52, from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken.

c

† Heb. to mor

row.

20 And when thy son asketh thee Ex. 13. 14. tin time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

a ch. 31. 3. Ps. 44. 2, 3.

b Gen. 15. 19,

25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.

HEN the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the &c. Ex.33.2. Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

c ch. 4. 38. & 9. 1.

2 And when the LORD thy God shall d deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

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3 € Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy

son.

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4 For they will turn away thy son 8 Josh. 23. 12. from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

1 Kings 11.2. Ezra 9. 2. h ch. 6. 15.

i Ex. 23. 24. & 34. 13.

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5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and † Heb. statues, break down their timages, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.

ch. 12. 2, 3. or, pillars.

k Ex. 19. 6. ch. 14. 2. & 26. 19. Ps. 50. 5. Jer. 2. 3. 1 Ex. 19. 5. Am. 3. 2. 1 Pet. 2. 9.

m ch. 10. 22.

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6 For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were m the fewest of all people :

12 ¶ "Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judg† ments, and keep and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: 13 And he will love thee, and bless y John 14. 21. thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

19 The great temptations which ich. 4. 34. & thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto