משנה: שִׁשָּׁה שְׁבָטִים עָלוּ לְרֹאשׁ הַר גְּרִיזִים וְשִׁשָּׁה שְׁבָטִים עָלוּ לְרֹאשׁ הַר עֵיבָל וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְהָאָרוֹן עוֹמְדִין מִלְּמַטָּה בָּאֶמְצַע. הַכֹּהֲנִים מַקִּיפִין אֶת הָאָרוֹן וְהַלְוִיִּם אֶת הַכֹּהֲנִים וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכָּן וּמִכָּן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּזְקֵינָיו וְשׁוֹטְרָיו וְשׁוֹפְטָיו עוֹמְדִים מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לָאָרוֹן וגו׳. הָפְכוּ פְּנֵיהֶם כְּלַפֵּי הַר גְּרִיזִים וּפָתְחוּ בַבְּרָכָה. בָּרוּךְ הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה פֶסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה תּוֹעֲבַת יי מַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵי חָרָשׁ וְלֹא שָׂם בַּסָּתֶר וְהָיוּ אֵילּוּ וָאֵילּוּ עוֹנִין וְאוֹמְרִים אָמֵן. הָפְכוּ פְּנֵיהֶם כְּלַפֵּי הַר עֵיבָל וּפָתְחוּ בַּקְּלָלָה אָרוּר הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה פֶסֶל וּמַסֵּכָה תּוֹעֲבַת יי וגו׳. וְהָיוּ אֵילּוּ וָאֵילּוּ עוֹנִין וְאוֹמְרִים אָמֵן עַד שֶׁגּוֹמְרִין בְּרָכוֹת וּקְלָלוֹת.
MISHNAH: Six tribes climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim and six tribes climbed to the top of Mount Ebal while the Cohanim, the Levites, and the ark were below in the middle. The Cohanim were surrounding the ark, the Levites the Cohanim, and all of Israel [were] on both sides, as it was said: “And all of Israel, its Elders, its policemen, its judges were standing on both sides of the ark …” They turned their faces towards Mount Gerizim and opened with the blessing: “Blessed be the man who will not make a hewn or molten [image], the Eternal’s abomination, made by an artisan, and will not put it up in secret.” These and those did answer and say: Amen. They turned their faces towards Mount Ebal and opened with the curse: “Cursed be the man who would make a hewn or molten [image], the Eternal’s abomination, made by an artisan, and would put it up in secret.” These and those did answer and say: Amen, until they finished blessings and curses.