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Deuteronomy 27:19

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!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aliens;   Amen;   Curse;   Hospitality;   Injustice;   Instruction;   Law;   Orphan;   Responsive Religious Service;   Reward;   Rulers;   Strangers;   Widow;   Word of God;   Worship;   Thompson Chain Reference - Aliens;   Duty;   Magistrates;   Nation, the;   Rulers;   Social Duties;   Social Life;   Strangers;   Warnings;   The Topic Concordance - Curses;   Judges;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Fatherless;   Injustice;   Widows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ebal;   Gerizim;   Marriage;   Servant;   Stranger;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Amen;   Child;   Curse;   Orphan;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Apostasy;   Blessing;   Curse, Accursed;   Justice;   Widow;   Worship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amen;   Moses;   Widows;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Amen;   Ebal;   Widow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Alien;   Amen;   Ark of the Covenant;   Blessing and Cursing;   Covenant;   Fatherless;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Widow;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Bond ;   Synagogue;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amen;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gerizim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Amen;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Stranger;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Apostasy;   Covenant, in the Old Testament;   Fatherless;   Poor;   Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gentile;   Judaism;   Numbers, Book of;   Taḳḳanah;  

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!'
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

11 And Moises comaundide to the puple in that day, 12 and seide, These men schulen stonde on the hil of Garizym to blesse the Lord, whanne Jordan `is passid; Symeon, Leuy, Judas, Isachar, Joseph, and Benjamyn. 13 And euene ayens these men schulen stonde in the hil of Hebal to curse, Ruben, Gad, and Aser, Zabulon, Dan, and Neptalym. 14 And the dekenes schulen pronounce, and schulen seie `with hiy vois to alle the men of Israel, 15 Cursid is the man that makith a grauun ymage and yotun togidere, abhomynacioun of the Lord, the werk of `hondis of crafti men, and schal sette it in priuey place; and al the puple schal answere, and schal seie, Amen! 16 He is cursid that onoureth not his fadir and modir; and al the puple schal seie, Amen! 17 Cursid is he that `berith ouer the termes of his neiybore; and al the puple schal seie, Amen! 18 Cursid is he that makith a blynde man to erre in the weie; and al the puple schal seie, Amen! 19 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! 20 Cursid is he that slepith with `the wijf of his fadir, and schewith the hiling of his bed; and al the puple schal seie, Amen!

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 25:25
He that yede out first was reed, and al rouy in the manere of a skyn; and his name was clepid Esau.
Genesis 27:3
Take thin armeres, `arewe caas, and a bowe, and go out; and whanne thou hast take ony thing bi huntyng,
Genesis 27:4
make to me a seew therof, as thou knowist that Y wole, and brynge that Y ete, and my soule blesse thee bifore that Y die.
Genesis 27:21
And Isaac seide, My sone, come thou hidir, that Y touche thee, and that Y preue wher thou art my sone Esau, ethir nay.
Genesis 27:23
And Isaac knew not Jacob, for the heery hondis expressiden the licnesse of the more sone.
Genesis 27:24
Therfor Isaac blesside him, and seide, Art thou my sone Esau? Jacob answerde, Y am.
Genesis 27:25
And Isaac seide, My sone, brynge thou to me metis of thin huntyng, that my soule blesse thee. And whanne Isaac hadde ete these metis brouyt, Jacob brouyte also wyn to Isaac, and whanne this was drunkun,
1 Kings 13:18
Which seide to hym, And Y am a profete lijk thee; and an aungel spak to me bi the word of the Lord, and seide, Lede ayen hym in to thin hows, that he ete breed, and drynke watir. He disseyuede the man of God,
1 Kings 14:2
And Jeroboam seide to his wijf, Rise thou, and chaunge clothing, that thou be not knowun, that thou art the wijf of Jeroboam; and go thou in to Silo, where Ahia, the prophete, is, which spak to me, that Y schulde regne on this puple.
Isaiah 28:15
For ye seiden, We han smyte a boond of pees with deth, and we han maad couenaunt with helle; a scourge flowynge whanne it schal passe, schal not come on vs, for we han set a leesyng oure hope, and we ben kyuered with a leesyng.

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; :-;

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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.


 
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