Deuteronomy 27:14-26
Legacy Standard Bible
14 The Levites shall then answer and say to all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes (A)a graven image or a molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And (B)all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’
16 ‘(C)Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
17 ‘(D)Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary mark.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
18 ‘(E)Cursed is he who leads a blind person astray on the road.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
19 ‘(F)Cursed is he who perverts the justice due a sojourner, [a]orphan, and widow.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
20 ‘(G)Cursed is he who lies with his father’s wife because he has uncovered his father’s skirt.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
21 ‘(H)Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
22 ‘(I)Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
23 ‘(J)Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
24 ‘(K)Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
25 ‘(L)Cursed is he who takes a bribe to strike down [b]innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
26 ‘(M)Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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- Deuteronomy 27:19 Or fatherless
- Deuteronomy 27:25 Lit soul of innocent blood
Deuteronomy 27:14-26
Common English Bible
14 The Levites will address every individual Israelite with a loud voice:
15 “Cursed is anyone who makes an idol or an image—things detestable to the Lord, made by artisans—and sets it up secretly.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”[a]
16 “Cursed is anyone who belittles their father or mother.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
17 “Cursed is anyone who tampers with their neighbor’s property lines.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
18 “Cursed is anyone who misleads a blind person on a road.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
19 “Cursed is anyone who obstructs the legal rights of immigrants, orphans, or widows.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
20 “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his father’s wife, because that exposes his father’s private matters.”[b]
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
21 “Cursed is anyone who has sex with any kind of animal.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
22 “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his sister, whether his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
23 “Cursed is anyone who has sex with his mother-in-law.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
24 “Cursed is anyone who kills his neighbor in secret.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
25 “Cursed is anyone who accepts money to kill an innocent person.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
26 “Cursed is anyone who doesn’t support the words of this Instruction by carrying them out.”
All the people will reply: “We agree!”
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- Deuteronomy 27:15 Heb Amen; also in the following verses
- Deuteronomy 27:20 Or because that uncovers his father’s skirt
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