24. When Moses finished writing on a scroll the words of this law in their entirety,
25. he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,
26. “Take this scroll of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God. It will remain there as a witness against you,
27. for I know about your rebellion and stubbornness. Indeed, even while I have been living among you to this very day, you have rebelled against the Lord; you will be even more rebellious after my death!