Deuteronomy 27:19

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
‘The one who denies justice to a resident alien, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’

Hebrew Names Version
Cursed be he who wrests the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. All the people shall say, Amein.

King James Version
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Lexham English Bible
‘Cursed be the one who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice.' And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.'

English Standard Version
"‘Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.'

New Century Version
"Anyone will be cursed who is unfair to foreigners, orphans, or widows." Then all the people will say, "Amen!"

New English Translation
‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.' Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!'

Amplified Bible
'Cursed is he who distorts (perverts) the justice due to a stranger, an orphan, and a widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

New American Standard Bible
'Cursed is one who distorts the justice due a stranger, an orphan, or a widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Geneva Bible (1587)
Cursed be he that hindreth the right of the stranger, the fatherles, and the widow: And all the people shal say: So be it.

Legacy Standard Bible
‘Cursed is he who perverts the justice due a sojourner, orphan, and widow.' And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.'

Complete Jewish Bible
"‘A curse on anyone who interferes with justice for the foreigner, orphan or widow.' All the people are to say, ‘Amen!'

Darby Translation
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.

Easy-to-Read Version
"The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who does not give fair judgment for the foreigners, orphans, and widows!' "Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!'

George Lamsa Translation
Cursed be he who perverts the judgment of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Good News Translation
"‘God's curse on anyone who deprives foreigners, orphans, and widows of their rights.' "And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!'

Literal Translation
Cursed is he who perverts the judgment of the alien, the fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen!

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Cursed be he, that wresteth ye righte of ye straunger, of the fatherlesse, & wedowe. And all the people shal saye, Amen.

American Standard Version
Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Bible in Basic English
Cursed is he who gives a wrong decision in the cause of a man from a strange land, or of one without a father, or of a widow. And let all the people say, So be it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Cursed be he that hindreth the ryght of the straunger, fatherlesse, and widdowe: & all the people shall say, Amen.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.

King James Version (1611)
Cursed be hee that peruerteth the iudgement of the stranger, fatherlesse, and widow: and all the people shall say, Amen.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Cursed is every one that shall pervert the judgment of the stranger, and orphan, and widow: and all the people shall say, So be it.

English Revised Version
Cursed be he that wresteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Berean Standard Bible
'Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He is cursid that peruertith the doom of a comelyng, of a fadirles, ethir modirles child, and of a widewe; and al the puple schal seie, Amen!

Young's Literal Translation
`Cursed [is] he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

Update Bible Version
Cursed be he that wrests the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Webster's Bible Translation
Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow: and all the people shall say, Amen.

World English Bible
Cursed be he who wrests the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. All the people shall say, Amen.

New King James Version
"Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.' "And all the people shall say, "Amen!'

New Living Translation
‘Cursed is anyone who denies justice to foreigners, orphans, or widows.' And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.'

New Life Bible
‘Cursed is the one who is not fair to a stranger, a child whose parents have died, and the woman whose husband has died.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'

New Revised Standard
"Cursed be anyone who deprives the alien, the orphan, and the widow of justice." All the people shall say, "Amen!"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Cursed, be he that perverteth the right of the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow. And all the people shall say - Amen.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, of the fatherless and the widow: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Revised Standard Version
"'Cursed be he who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Contextual Overview

¹¹That day Moses commanded: After you've crossed the Jordan, these tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin. And these will stand on Mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. ¹⁴The Levites, acting as spokesmen and speaking loudly, will address Israel: God 's curse on anyone who carves or casts a god-image—an abomination to God made by a craftsman—and sets it up in secret. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who demeans a parent. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who moves his neighbor's boundary marker. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who misdirects a blind man on the road. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who interferes with justice due the foreigner, orphan, or widow. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who has sex with his father's wife; he has violated the woman who belongs to his father. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who has sex with an animal. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who has sex with his sister, the daughter of his father or mother. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who has sex with his mother-in-law. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who kills his neighbor in secret. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on anyone who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person. All respond: Yes. Absolutely. God 's curse on whoever does not give substance to the words of this Revelation by living them. All respond: Yes. Absolutely.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 10:18, Deuteronomy 24:17, Exodus 22:21-24, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:8, Exodus 23:9, Psalms 82:2-4, Proverbs 17:23, Proverbs 31:5, Micah 3:9, Malachi 3:5

Reciprocal: Exodus 22:22 - General Exodus 23:6 - General Leviticus 19:15 - General Deuteronomy 16:19 - wrest Job 22:9 - widows Proverbs 23:11 - General Jeremiah 7:6 - oppress Jeremiah 22:3 - do no violence Ezekiel 22:7 - dealt Zechariah 7:10 - oppress Luke 18:3 - a widow 1 Timothy 5:3 - widows

Cross-References

Genesis 27:21
Isaac said, "Come close, son; let me touch you—are you really my son Esau?"

Genesis 27:24
When Isaac had become an old man and was nearly blind, he called his eldest son, Esau, and said, "My son." "Yes, Father?" "I'm an old man," he said; "I might die any day now. Do me a favor: Get your quiver of arrows and your bow and go out in the country and hunt me some game. Then fix me a hearty meal, the kind that you know I like, and bring it to me to eat so that I can give you my personal blessing before I die." Rebekah was eavesdropping as Isaac spoke to his son Esau. As soon as Esau had gone off to the country to hunt game for his father, Rebekah spoke to her son Jacob. "I just overheard your father talking with your brother, Esau. He said, ‘Bring me some game and fix me a hearty meal so that I can eat and bless you with God 's blessing before I die.' "Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves. Then you'll take it to your father, he'll eat and bless you before he dies." "But Mother," Jacob said, "my brother Esau is a hairy man and I have smooth skin. What happens if my father touches me? He'll think I'm playing games with him. I'll bring down a curse on myself instead of a blessing." "If it comes to that," said his mother, "I'll take the curse on myself. Now, just do what I say. Go and get the goats." So he went and got them and brought them to his mother and she cooked a hearty meal, the kind his father loved so much. Rebekah took the dress-up clothes of her older son Esau and put them on her younger son Jacob. She took the goatskins and covered his hands and the smooth nape of his neck. Then she placed the hearty meal she had fixed and fresh bread she'd baked into the hands of her son Jacob. He went to his father and said, "My father!" "Yes?" he said. "Which son are you?" Jacob answered his father, "I'm your firstborn son Esau. I did what you told me. Come now; sit up and eat of my game so you can give me your personal blessing." Isaac said, "So soon? How did you get it so quickly?" "Because your God cleared the way for me." Isaac said, "Come close, son; let me touch you—are you really my son Esau?" So Jacob moved close to his father Isaac. Isaac felt him and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice but the hands are the hands of Esau." He didn't recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's. But as he was about to bless him he pressed him, "You're sure? You are my son Esau?" "Yes. I am."

Genesis 27:25
Isaac said, "Bring the food so I can eat of my son's game and give you my personal blessing." Jacob brought it to him and he ate. He also brought him wine and he drank.

1 Kings 13:18
But he said, "I am also a prophet, just like you. And an angel came to me with a message from God : ‘Bring him home with you, and give him a good meal!'" But the man was lying. So the holy man went home with him and they had a meal together.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger,

fatherless, and widow,.... Who have none to assist them, and take their part, and therefore judges may be tempted to do an unjust thing; but God is the patron of them, and takes notice of every injury done them, and is the avenger of all such:

and all the people shall say Amen; :-;

:-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place.

Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13

The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are added to the latter from the descendants of the wives, that of Reuben, probably because he forfeited his primogeniture Genesis 49:4; and of Zebulun, apparently because he was the youngest son of Leah.

The transaction presents itself as a solemn renewal of the covenant made by God with Abraham and Isaac, but more especially with Jacob and his family. Accordingly the genealogical basis of the “twelve patriarchs” (compare Acts 7:12; Revelation 7:4 ff), the sons of Jacob, is here assumed. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh are merged in the name of Joseph, their father; and Levi regains on this occasion his place collaterally with the others. “The Levites” of Deuteronomy 27:14 are no doubt “the priests the Levites” (compareJoshua 8:33; Joshua 8:33), in whom the ministerial character attaching to the tribe was more particularly manifested. It is noteworthy that the group of tribes which stood on Gerizim far exceeded the other in numbers and in importance, thus perhaps indicating that even by the Law the blessing should at length prevail.

Deuteronomy 27:15

The “Amen” attested the conviction of the utterers that the sentences to which they responded were true, just, and certain; so in Numbers 5:22, and in our own Commination Office, which is modelled after this ordinance of Moses.

Deuteronomy 27:15-26

Twelve curses against transgressions of the covenant. The first eleven are directed against special sins which are selected by way of example, the last comprehensively sums up in general terms and condemns all and every offence against God’s Law. Compare the marginal references.