Hele Israel, både innfødte og innvandrere, sammen med deres eldste, offiserer og dommere, stod på begge sider av arken, foran de levittiske prestene som bar Herrens paktsark, halve folket vendt mot Garisim-fjellet og halve mot Ebal-fjellet, slik Moses, Herrens tjener, hadde befalt, for å velsigne Israels folk i begynnelsen.
All Israel, along with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical priests who were carrying it. Both the sojourner and the native-born were present. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half stood in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses, the servant of the Lord, had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.