Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 27:15
15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image — an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman — and sets it up in secret.’
And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed is | אָר֣וּר | ’ā·rūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H779 curse |
| the man | הָאִ֡ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| makes | יַעֲשֶׂה֩ | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| a carved idol | פֶ֨סֶל | p̄e·sel | Noun - masculine singular | H6459 idol, image |
| or molten image | וּמַסֵּכָ֜ה | ū·mas·sê·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4541 molten metal, or image |
| an abomination | תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת | tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8441 abomination |
| to the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the work of | מַעֲשֵׂ֛ה | ma·‘ă·śêh | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4639 deed, work |
| the hands | יְדֵ֥י | yə·ḏê | Noun - feminine dual construct | H3027 hand |
| of a craftsman | חָרָ֖שׁ | ḥā·rāš | Noun - masculine singular | H2796 graver, artificer |
| and sets it up | וְשָׂ֣ם | wə·śām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| in secret | בַּסָּ֑תֶר | bas·sā·ṯer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy |
| And | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֛ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| say | וְעָנ֧וּ | wə·‘ā·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6030 answer, respond |
| Amen | אָמֵֽן׃ס | ’ā·mên | Adverb | H543 verily, truly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 34:17 · Exodus 20:4 · Leviticus 26:1 · Deuteronomy 5:8 · Leviticus 19:4 · Exodus 20:23 · Hosea 13:2–3 · Deuteronomy 4:16–23 · 1 Corinthians 14:16 · Deuteronomy 29:17 · Genesis 31:19 · 2 Chronicles 33:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.