Deuteronomy 27:18 Go deeper
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Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. 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 27:18 word 1
מַשְׁגֶּ֥הmash.Geh[one who] leads astray
Lemma: שָׁגָה (sha.gah) · Strong's: H7686
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to wander
Used 21 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Numbers 15:22, 1 Samuel 26:21, Job 6:24, Job 12:16, Job 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7686; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:18 word 2
עִוֵּ֖ר'i.Vera blind [person]
Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: blind
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 28:29, 2 Samuel 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:18 word 3
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhon the way
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: way: road
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:18 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 27:18 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 27:18 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 27:18 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 27:17, Deuteronomy 27:19, Deuteronomy 27:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0543; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:18 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 lets a blind man | → | עִוֵּר H5787 blind |
| wander | → | שָׁגָה H7686 to wander |
| in the road | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road |
| 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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