Deuteronomy 27:26

“‘Cursed be he who does not confirm the words of this instruction by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’””

Deuteronomy 27:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Quotation · Galatians 3:10

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Where the Hebrew says “cursed be he who does not confirm the words of this instruction,” Galatians says “cursed is everyone who does not remain in all the things written in the book of the law.”

Formula: γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι “for it is written” (Galatians 3:10)

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Greek of the New Testament: Ὅσοι γὰρ ἐξ ἔργων νόμου εἰσὶν ὑπὸ κατάραν εἰσίν γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει πᾶσιν τοῖς γεγραμμένοις ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτά

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אָרוּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָקִים אֶת דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת לַעֲשׂוֹת אוֹתָם וְאָמַר כָּל הָעָם אָמֵן

Septuagint (Deuteronomy 27:26 in the Septuagint numbering): Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ὃς οὐκ ἐμμένει ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς λόγοις τοῦ νόμου τούτου ποιῆσαι αὐτούς. καὶ ἐροῦσιν πᾶς ὁ λᾶος Γένοιτο.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 3 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Deuteronomy 27:26, 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
confirmיָקִיםyakim

establish

To put something up, or confirm a covenant.

Where else “yakim” appears
the wordsדִּבְרֵיdivre

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “divre” appears
instructionתּוֹרָהtora

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

Where else “tora” appears
by doingעֲשׂוֹתasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

Where else “asot” 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

Translation note

Paul quotes this verse in Galatians 3:10, and in 3:13 he says that the Messiah redeemed us from the curse of the law.

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Quotation · Galatians 3:10

Where the Hebrew says “cursed be he who does not confirm the words of this instruction,” Galatians says “cursed is everyone who does not remain in all the things written in the book of the law.”

See them side by side

Deuteronomy 27:26

26‘Cursed be he who does not confirm the words of this instruction by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”

Galatians 3:10

10For all who are of works of the law are under a curse; for it is written: Cursed is everyone who does not remain in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.

The context

25‘Cursed be he who takes a bribe to strike down a person, innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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