Deuteronomy 27:25 Go deeper

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Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. (KJV)

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אָרוּר֙'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 27:25 word 1

לֹקֵ֣חַlo.Ke.ach[one who] takes

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 2

שֹׁ֔חַדSho.chada bribe

Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bribe

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 3

לְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.Kotto strike down

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 4

נֶ֖פֶשׁNe.fesha person of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: person

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 5

דָּ֣םdamblood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 6

נָקִ֑יna.Kiinnocent

Lemma: נָקִי (na.qi) · Strong's: H5355A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: innocent

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 24:41, Genesis 44:10, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 23:7, Numbers 32:22, Deuteronomy 19:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5355A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 7

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 27:25 word 8

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 27:25 word 9

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 27:25 word 10

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 27:18, Deuteronomy 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0543; TAHOT Deuteronomy 27:25 word 11

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 accepts	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
a bribe	→	שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe
to kill	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
an innocent	→	נָקִי H5355A innocent
person	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person
. . .	→	דָּם H1818 blood
And {let} all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Amen	→	אָמֵן H0543 amen

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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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