32 There on the stones, Joshua copied the law of Moses, which he had written in the presence of the Israelites.h 33 All Israel—resident alien and citizen alike—with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on either side of the ark of the Lord’s covenant facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of them were in front of Mount Gerizim and half in front of Mount Ebal,i as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded earlier concerning blessing the people of Israel.j 34 Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings as well as the curses—according to all that is written in the book of the law.