Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten image, an abomination to Hashem, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say Amen.
English: “And all the people shall answer” — both [groups] would respond Amen after the blessings and after the curses.
In Sifrei: “All the people” is not limited to the group facing Eival. Both the blessing-facing and curse-facing tribes answered Amen to every pronouncement.
Type of Learning
Custom (diyuk from “all the people”).
What Is Learned
The entire nation answered Amen to both the blessings and the curses; the response was universal.