Deuteronomy 27:11-21

11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

12 These shall stand upon Mount Gerizim to bless the people when ye have passed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

13 And these shall stand upon Mount Ebal to pronounce the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

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

15 Cursed is the man that makes any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and puts it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

16 Cursed is he that dishonours his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

17 Cursed is he that reduces his neighbour’s border. And all the people shall say, Amen.

18 Cursed is he that makes the blind to err in the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

19 Cursed is he that twists the rights of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

20 Cursed is he that lies with his father’s wife because he uncovers his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21 Cursed is he that lies with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, 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.