Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the …

… Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

Then the LORD said to Moses,

“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.

But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,

then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.

and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, …

… I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in …

You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.

And the LORD spoke to you out of the fire. You heard the sound of the words but saw no form; there was only a voice.

He declared to you His covenant, which He commanded you to follow—the Ten Commandments that He wrote on two tablets of stone.

At that time the LORD commanded me to teach you the statutes and ordinances you are to follow in the land that you …

So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful

that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female,

of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air,

or of any creature that crawls on the ground or fish that is in the waters below.

Be careful that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that He made with you; do not make an …

For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

… from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

… God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath.

… might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.

He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you …