Deuteronomy 27:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy 27:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 27:2013 words
אָרוּרʾārûrExecrate
שֹׁכֵבšōḵēvLie down
עִםʿimWith
אֵשֶׁתʾēšetWoman
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
גִלָּהgilāhDenude
כְּנַףkənap̄Edge
אָבִיוʾāvîwFather
וְאָמַרwəʾāmarAnd say
כָּלkālWhole
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
אָמֵןʾāmēnSure
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