Deu 27:12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Deut 27:12-26: 27:12-26 Mount Gerizim lies just west of Mount Ebal (27:4 ), and Shechem lies in the valley between (see 11:29 ; Josh 8:30-35 ). • proclaim a blessing: The tribes or their representatives were carefully placed so that as the Levites (Deut 27:14 ) read the covenant from the valley below, the other tribes antiphonally proclaimed their adherence to its terms by shouting Amen , a Hebrew term that means “May it be so.”

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‏ Deuteronomy 27:12

Summary for Deut 27:12-26: 27:12-26 ^a Mount Gerizim lies just west of Mount Ebal (27:4 ^b), and Shechem lies in the valley between (see 11:29 ^c; Josh 8:30-35 ^d).

• proclaim a blessing: The tribes or their representatives were carefully placed so that as the Levites (Deut 27:14 ^e) read the covenant from the valley below, the other tribes antiphonally proclaimed their adherence to its terms by shouting Amen, a Hebrew term that means “May it be so.”