Acrossthe Jordanin the landof Moab,Mosesundertookto expoundthislaw,saying,
afterhe had defeatedSihonthe kingof the Amorites,wholivedin Heshbon,and Ogthe kingof Bashan,wholivedin Ashtarothand Edrei.
"The LORDour Godspoketo us at Horeb,saying,You have stayedlongenoughat thismountain.
So Moseswrotethislawand gaveit to the priests,the sonsof Leviwho carriedthe arkof the covenantof the LORD,and to allthe eldersof Israel.
he saidto them, "Taketo your heartallthe wordswith whichI am warningyou today,whichyou shall commandyour sonsto observecarefully,[even] allthe wordsof thislaw.
Now thisis the lawwhichMosessetbeforethe sonsof Israel;
acrossthe Jordan,in the valleyoppositeBeth-peor,in the landof Sihonkingof the Amoriteswholivedat Heshbon,whomMosesand the sonsof Israeldefeatedwhen they cameout from Egypt.
"Or whatgreatnationis there that has statutesand judgmentsas righteousas thiswholelawwhichI am settingbeforeyou today?
