Deuteronomy 27:16 Go deeper
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Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. (KJV)
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אָר֕וּר'a.Rur[is] cursed
Lemma: אָרַר (a.rar) · Strong's: H0779
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to curse
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 9:25, Genesis 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0779; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 1
מַקְלֶ֥הmak.Leh[one who] dishonors
Lemma: קָלָה (qa.lah) · Strong's: H7034
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to dishonor
Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:3, 1 Samuel 18:23, Proverbs 12:9, Isaiah 3:5, Isaiah 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7034; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 2
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 3
וְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.Moand mother his
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 4
וְאָמַ֥רve.'a.Marand it will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 5
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 6
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 7
אָמֵֽן\׃\ \ס'a.Menamen
Lemma: אָמֵן (a.men) · Strong's: H0543
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: amen
Used 30 times. Also: Numbers 5:22, Deuteronomy 27:15, Deuteronomy 27:17, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 27:19, Deuteronomy 27:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0543; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:16 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Cursed is | → | אָרַר H0779 to curse |
| he who dishonors | → | קָלָה H7034 to dishonor |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| or mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| And {let} all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Amen | → | אָמֵן H0543 amen |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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