3 Write all of the words of this law on them. Do it when you have crossed over into the land the Lord your God is giving you. It's a land that has plenty of milk and honey. The Lord is the God of your fathers. He promised you that you would enter the land.
4 After you have gone across the Jordan, set up those stones on Mount Ebal. Put a coat of plaster on them. We're commanding you today to do that.
5 "Build an altar there to honor the Lord your God. Make it out of stones. Don't use any iron tool on them.
6 Use stones you find in the fields to build his altar. Then offer burnt offerings on it to the Lord your God.
7 Sacrifice friendship offerings there. Eat them and be filled with joy in the sight of the Lord your God.
8 "You must write all of the words of this law on the stones you have set up. Write the words very clearly."
9 Then the priests, who are Levites, and I spoke to all of the people of Israel. We said, "Israel, be quiet! Listen! You have now become the people of the Lord your God.