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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who liesשֹׁכֵבwithעִםhis sister,אֲחֹתוֹhis father’sאָבִיוdaughterבַּתorאוֹhis mother’sאִמּוֹdaughter.’בַתAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:22
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who lies with his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:22, 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 sisterאֲחֹתachot
sister
A woman who has the same parents as another person, or belongs to their family.
Where else “achot” appears- his father’sאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- his mother’sאִמּim
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
21‘Cursed be he who lies with any animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
22 · This verse (above)
23‘Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’