Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 27:14
Then the Levites shall proclaim in a loud voice to every Israelite:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Levites address every Israelite immediately after six tribes are positioned on Mount Ebal to pronounce curses, preceding the recitation of the covenant curses.
The words — The Hebrew verbs עָנ֣וּ ('a.Nu) and אָֽמְר֛וּ ('a.me.Ru) mean to answer and to say, paired with ק֥וֹל (Kol) for a loud voice, marking the Levites' public declaration to כָּל־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל (every person of Israel).
The thread — This public covenant proclamation under Levitical leadership reappears in Joshua 8:33 during the Shechem ceremony and resurfaces in Daniel 9:11 when the nation confesses the curse written in the law.
Why it lands — The text requires every individual to hear the covenant terms audibly before responding, establishing immediate communal accountability rather than private or delayed reflection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
Cross-references
- Daniel 9:11 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
- Deuteronomy 33:9 He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.
- Joshua 8:33 All Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.
- Nehemiah 8:7 The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
- Malachi 2:7 For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.