Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 27:24–25
24‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’
And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
25‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’
And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Word by word
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Deuteronomy 27:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed is | אָר֕וּר | ’ā·rūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H779 curse |
| he who strikes down | מַכֵּ֥ה | mak·kêh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5221 smite |
| his neighbor | רֵעֵ֖הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| in secret | בַּסָּ֑תֶר | bas·sā·ṯer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy |
| 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 |
Deuteronomy 27:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed is | אָרוּר֙ | ’ā·rūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H779 curse |
| he who accepts | לֹקֵ֣חַ | lō·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a bribe | שֹׁ֔חַד | šō·ḥaḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H7810 present |
| to kill | לְהַכּ֥וֹת | lə·hak·kō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5221 smite |
| an innocent | נָקִ֑י | nā·qî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| person | נֶ֖פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 27:24 Numbers 35:31 · Leviticus 24:17
Deuteronomy 27:25 Psalm 15:5 · Deuteronomy 10:17 · Exodus 23:7–8 · Deuteronomy 16:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.