Deuteronomy 27:17 Go deeper
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Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. 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 27:17 word 1
מַסִּ֖יגma.Sig[one who] displaces
Lemma: נָסַג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5253
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to remove
Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:14, Proverbs 22:28, Proverbs 23:10, Isaiah 59:13, Isaiah 59:14, Hosea 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5253; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:17 word 2
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] boundary of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: boundary
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:17 word 3
רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor his
Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: neighbor
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:17 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 27:17 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 27:17 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 27:17 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 27:16, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 27:19, Deuteronomy 27:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0543; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:17 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 moves | → | נָסַג H5253 to remove |
| his neighbor’s | → | רֵעַ H7453 neighbor |
| boundary stone | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| 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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