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‘Cursed beאָרוּרhe who takesלֹקֵחַa bribeשֹׁחַדto strike downלְהַכּוֹתa person,נֶפֶשׁinnocentנָקִיblood.’דָּםAnd allוְ כָּלthe peopleהָעָםshall say,אָמַר‘Amen.’אָמֵן
Deuteronomy 27:25
Study it in the app“‘Cursed be he who takes a bribe to strike down a person, innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 27:25, 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 takesלֹקֵחַlokeach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “lokeach” appears- a bribeשֹׁחַדshochad
bribe
Bribe: a gift given to a judge to twist his decision.
Where else “shochad” appears- to strike downהַכּוֹתhakot
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hakot” appears- a personנֶפֶשׁnefesh
person
Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.
Where else “nefesh” appears- innocentנָקִיnaki
innocent
Without guilt: blood of one who did no wrong.
Where else “naki” appears- blood.’דָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” 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
24‘Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
25 · This verse (above)
26‘Cursed be he who does not confirm the words of this instruction by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”