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

15 ¶ Cursed be the man that shall make any carved or molten [a]image, which is an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place: And all the people shall answer and say: So be it.

16 Cursed be he that [b]curseth his father and his mother: And all the people shall say: So be it.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 27:15 Under this he containeth all the corruptions of God’s service, and the transgression of the first Table.
  2. Deuteronomy 27:16 Or, contemneth: and this appertaineth to the second Table.

14 The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

15 “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol(A)—a thing detestable(B) to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”(C)

16 “Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.”(D)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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