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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who movesמַסִּיגhis neighbor’sרֵעֵהוּboundary marker.’גְּבוּלAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:17
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:17, 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 movesמַסִּיגmasig
shift
To shift something from its place, like a neighbour's boundary.
Where else “masig” appears- his neighbor’sרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- boundary marker.’גְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” 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
16‘Cursed be he who treats with contempt his father and his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
17 · This verse (above)
18‘Cursed be he who misleads a blind man on the way.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’