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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who liesשֹׁכֵבwithעִםhis father’sאָבִיוwife,אֵשֶׁתbecauseכִּיhe has uncoveredגִלָּהthe edge of the garmentכְּנַףof his father.’אָבִיוAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:20
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered the edge of the garment of his father.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:20, 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 liesשֹׁכֵבshochev
lie with
To lie with someone, have relations.
Where else “shochev” appears- his father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- he has uncoveredגִלָּהgila
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “gila” appears- the edge of the garmentכְּנַףkenaf
edge
Literally "wing": the flap of a cloak, or the far reaches of the earth.
Where else “kenaf” 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
19‘Cursed be he who perverts the justice due the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
20 · This verse (above)
21‘Cursed be he who lies with any animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’