AllIsraelwith their eldersand officersand their judgeswere standingon bothsidesof the arkbeforethe Leviticalpriestswho carriedthe arkof the covenantof the LORD,the strangeras well as the native.Halfof them [stood] in frontof MountGerizimand halfof them in frontof MountEbal,justas Mosesthe servantof the LORDhad givencommandat firstto blessthe peopleof Israel.