Deuteronomy 27:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 27:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אָר֗וּר
ʼârar
H779
to curse
שֹׁכֵב֙
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אָבִ֔יו
ʼâb
H1
father
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
גִלָּ֖ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
כְּנַ֣ף
kânâph
H3671
wing
אָבִ֑יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אָמֵֽן
ʼâmên
H543
truly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt. All the people shall say, Amen.
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King James Version Public Domain
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘Cursed is the one who lies with the wife of his father, because he has uncovered the hem of his father.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).