Jos 8:33 | NETfull | STEP | All the people, rulers, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord . Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the Lord ’s servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.

Joshua 8:33

33 All the people, ^{▼▼ Heb “All Israel.”} rulers, ^{▼▼ Or “elders.”} leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. ^{▼▼ Heb “like the resident alien, like the citizen.” The language is idiomatic, meaning that both groups were treated the same, at least in this instance.} Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the Lord’s servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony. ^{▼▼ Heb “as Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded to bless the people, Israel, formerly.”} ^{▼▼ Moses’ earlier instructions are found in Deut 11:29.}