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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who treats with contemptמַקְלֶהhis fatherאָבִיוand his mother.’וְאִמּוֹAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:16
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who treats with contempt his father and his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:16, word by word
- ‘Cursed beאָרוּרarur
curse
Curse: declare someone or something under punishment, deprived of blessing. It is the opposite of bless.
Where else “arur” appears- he who treats with contemptמַקְלֶהmakle
be dishonored
Be held lightly, be treated with contempt or dishonor.
Where else “makle” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and his mother.’אִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- shall sayאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- ‘Amen.’אָמֵןamen
amen
Amen: "so it is," "so be it." Whoever says it accepts as firm and true what has just been said.
Where else “amen” appears
The context
15‘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.’
16 · This verse (above)
17‘Cursed be he who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’