Deuteronomy 27:14

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12 “These shall stand ^aon Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin;

13 and ^athese shall stand on Mount Ebal to curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14 “And ^athe Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel:

15 ^a‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image,¹ an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ ^b“And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen!’

16 ^a‘Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

17 ^a‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’s landmark.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

18 ^a‘Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

19 ^a‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

20 ^a‘Cursed is the one who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s bed.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

21 ^a‘Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

22 ^a‘Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 27:14

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American Standard Version
And the Levites shall answer, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

Amplified® Bible
And the Levites shall declare with a loud voice to all the men of Israel:

Contemporary English Version
The people of the Levi tribe will speak each curse in a loud voice, then the rest of the people will agree to that curse by saying, "Amen!" Here are the curses: We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who makes an idol or worships idols, even secretly. The LORD is disgusted with idols. We ask the LORD to put a curse on all who do not show respect for their father and mother. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who moves the rocks that mark property lines. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who tells blind people to go the wrong way. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who keeps the poor from getting justice, whether these poor are foreigners, widows, or orphans. We ask the LORD to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife; that man has shown no respect for his father's marriage. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who has sex with an animal. We ask the LORD to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his sister or his half sister or his mother-in-law. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who commits murder, even when there are no witnesses to the crime. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent victim. We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who refuses to obey his laws. And so, to each of these curses, the people will answer, "Amen!"

Darby English Version
And the Levites shall declare and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice:

Good News Bible
The Levites will speak these words in a loud voice:

King James Version
And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

New American Standard Bible
"The Levites shall then answer and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

New International Version
The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

New King James Version
“And the Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"The Levites shall then answer and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

Revised Standard Version
And the Levites shall declare to all the men of Israel with a loud voice:

Young's Literal Translation
`And the Levites have answered and said unto every man of Israel -- a loud voice:

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