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13 and the tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali will stand on Mount Ebal, representing the curse that will fall on anyone who breaks the covenant. 14 The Levites will shout in a loud voice, so that every Israelite can hear them and respond to the curses.

Levites: 15 A curse on anyone who carves or casts an idol, something so horrifying to the Eternal, and secretly worships what human craftsmen have made!

People: Let it be so![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 27:15 Literally, Amen

13 And these tribes shall stand on Mount Ebal(A) to pronounce curses: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan and Naphtali.

14 The Levites shall recite to all the people of Israel in a loud voice:

15 “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol(B)—a thing detestable(C) to the Lord, the work of skilled hands—and sets it up in secret.”

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”(D)

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