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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who misleadsמַשְׁגֶּהa blind manעִוֵּרon the way.’בַּדָּרֶךְAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:18
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who misleads a blind man on the way.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:18, 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 misleadsמַשְׁגֶּהmashge
lead astray
To lead another astray.
Where else “mashge” appears- a blind manעִוֵּרiver
blind
Someone who cannot see.
Where else “iver” appears- on the way.’דָּרֶךְdarech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “darech” 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
17‘Cursed be he who moves his neighbor’s boundary marker.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
18 · This verse (above)
19‘Cursed be he who perverts the justice due the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’