Deuteronomy 27:11-21

11 praecepitque Moses populo in die illo dicens

12 hii stabunt ad benedicendum Domino super montem Garizim Iordane transmisso Symeon Levi Iudas Isachar Ioseph et Beniamin

13 et e regione isti stabunt ad maledicendum in monte Hebal Ruben Gad et Aser Zabulon Dan et Nepthalim

14 et pronuntiabunt Levitae dicentque ad omnes viros Israhel excelsa voce

15 maledictus homo qui facit sculptile et conflatile abominationem Domini opus manuum artificum ponetque illud in abscondito et respondebit omnis populus et dicet amen

16 maledictus qui non honorat patrem suum et matrem et dicet omnis populus amen

17 maledictus qui transfert terminos proximi sui et dicet omnis populus amen

18 maledictus qui errare facit caecum in itinere et dicet omnis populus amen

19 maledictus qui pervertit iudicium advenae pupilli et viduae et dicet omnis populus amen

20 maledictus qui dormit cum uxore patris sui et revelat operimentum lectuli eius et dicet omnis populus amen

21 maledictus qui dormit cum omni iumento et dicet omnis populus amen

Deuteronomy 27:11-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 27

In this chapter the people of Israel are ordered to write the law on plastered stones, and set them on Mount Ebal, De 27:1-4; where they are bid to erect an altar, and offer sacrifices on it, De 27:5-8; and are charged by Moses and the priests to obey the Lord, and keep his commandments, De 27:9,10; and a direction is given to each tribes which should stand and bless, and which curse, and where, De 27:11-13; and the curses which the Levites should pronounce with a loud voice, and the people should say Amen to, are recited, De 27:14-25; and the whole is concluded with a curse on all who in general do not perform the whole law, De 27:26.