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Deuteronomy 27:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.


Deuteronomy 27:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 27:168 words
אָרוּרʾārûrExecrate
מַקְלֶהmaqəlehBe light
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
וְאִמּוֹwəʾimwōAnd mother
וְאָמַרwəʾāmarAnd say
כָּלkālWhole
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
אָמֵןʾāmēnSure
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אָרוּרʾārûrExecrate
מַקְלֶהmaqəlehBe light
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
וְאִמּוֹwəʾimwōAnd mother
וְאָמַרwəʾāmarAnd say
כָּלkālWhole
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
אָמֵןʾāmēnSure

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