Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 27:23

²³‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’

And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cursed is	אָר֕וּר	’ā·rūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H779 curse
he who sleeps	שֹׁכֵ֖ב	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his mother-in-law	חֹֽתַנְתּ֑וֹ	ḥō·ṯan·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2859 wife's father
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.