Then Mosescameand recountedto the peopleallthe wordsof the LORDand allthe ordinances;and allthe peopleansweredwith onevoiceand said,"Allthe wordswhichthe LORDhas spokenwe will do!"
Moreover, they madean oathto the LORDwith a loudvoice,with shouting,with trumpetsand with horns.
AllJudahrejoicedconcerningthe oath,for they had swornwith their wholeheartand had soughtHim earnestly,and He let them findHim. So the LORDgavethem reston everyside.
"GatherMy godlyonesto Me, Those who have madea covenantwith Me by sacrifice."
Allthe peopleansweredtogetherand said,"Allthat the LORDhas spokenwe will do!"And Mosesbroughtbackthe wordsof the peopleto the LORD.
"Mosesalone,however, shall comenearto the LORD,but they shall not comenear,norshall the peoplecomeup with him."
Then he tookthe bookof the covenantand read[it] in the hearingof the people;and they said,"Allthat the LORDhas spokenwe will do,and we will be obedient!"
whichI commandedyour forefathersin the daythat I broughtthem out of the landof Egypt,from the ironfurnace,saying,Listento My voice,and doaccording to allwhichI commandyou; so you shall be My people,and I will be your God,'
"Thussaysthe LORDGodof Israel,I madea covenantwith your forefathersin the daythat I broughtthem out of the landof Egypt,from the houseof bondage,saying,
As for the promisewhichI madeyou when you cameout of Egypt,My Spiritis abidingin your midst;do not fear!'
"Do we not allhave onefather?Has not oneGodcreatedus? Whydo we dealtreacherouslyeachagainst his brotherso as to profanethe covenantof our fathers?
"You shall therefore lovethe LORDyour God,and alwayskeepHis charge,His statutes,His ordinances,and His commandments.
"Now,O Israel,listento the statutesand the judgmentswhichI am teachingyou to perform,sothat you may liveand goin and takepossessionof the landwhichthe LORD,the Godof your fathers,is givingyou.
theseare the testimoniesand the statutesand the ordinanceswhichMosesspoketo the sonsof Israel,when they cameout from Egypt,
"See,I have taughtyou statutesand judgmentsjustas the LORDmy Godcommandedme, that you should dothusin the landwhereyou are enteringto possessit.
Then MosessummonedallIsraeland saidto them: "Hear,O Israel,the statutesand the ordinanceswhichI am speakingtodayin your hearing,that you may learnthem and observethem carefully.
But as for you, standhereby Me, that I may speakto you allthe commandmentsand the statutesand the judgmentswhichyou shall teachthem, that they may observe[them] in the landwhichI givethem to possess.'
"Now thisis the commandment,the statutesand the judgmentswhichthe LORDyour Godhas commanded[me] to teachyou, that you might do[them] in the landwhereyou are goingoverto possessit,
The peoplesaidto Joshua,"No,but we will servethe LORD."
Joshuasaidto the people,"You are witnessesagainst yourselves that you have chosenfor yourselves the LORD,to serveHim." And they said,"We are witnesses."
The peoplesaidto Joshua,"We will servethe LORDour Godand we will obeyHis voice."
