Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 27:20

²⁰‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’^a

And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cursed is	אָר֗וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
he who sleeps	שֹׁכֵב֙	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his father’s	אָבִ֔יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he has violated	גִלָּ֖ה	ḡil·lāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
his father’s	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
marriage bed	כְּנַ֣ף	kə·nap̄	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3671 wing, extremity
And	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
say	וְאָמַ֥ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Amen	אָמֵֽן׃ס	’ā·mên	Adverb	H543 verily, truly

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.