Deuteronomy 27:25 — King James Version← Study notes
“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy 27:25 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Deuteronomy 27:2511 words
אָרוּרʾārûrExecrate
לֹקֵחַlōqēḥaTake
שֹׁחַדšōḥadDonation
לְהַכּוֹתləhakwōtTo strike
נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul
דָּםdāmBlood
נָקִיnāqîInnocent
וְאָמַרwəʾāmarAnd say
כָּלkālWhole
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
אָמֵןʾāmēnSure
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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