Study it in the app“‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved image or a cast image, an abomination to YHWH, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’”
‘Cursed beאָרוּרthe manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרmakesיַעֲשֶׂהa carved imageפֶסֶלor a cast image,וּמַסֵּכָהan abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto YHWH,יְהוָהthe workמַעֲשֵׂהof the handsיְדֵיof a craftsman,חָרָשׁand sets it upוְשָׂםin secret.’בַּסָּתֶרAnd allוְ כָלthe peopleהָעָםshall answerעָנוּand say,וְאָמְרוּ‘Amen.’אָמֵן
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “yaase” appearscarved image
Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.
Where else “fesel” appearscast image
An idol made of melted metal.
Where else “masecha” appearsabomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearswork
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yede” appearscraftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charash” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “sam” appearssecret
What is kept hidden, out of the sight of others.
Where else “sater” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsanswer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “anu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appearsamen
Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.
Where else “amen” appears“Amen” is a Hebrew word: “firm, sure, so be it.”
14And the Levites shall answer and say to every man of Israel in a loud voice:
15 · This verse (above)
16‘Cursed be he who treats with contempt his father and his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
