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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who liesשֹׁכֵבwithעִםhis mother-in-law.’חֹתַנְתּוֹAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:23
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:23, 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 mother-in-law.’חֹתַנְתּchotant
father-in-law
The parents of the wife or the husband, that is, the in-laws.
Where else “chotant” 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
22‘Cursed be he who lies with his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
23 · This verse (above)
24‘Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’