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Deuteronomy 27:15-26

¹⁵ Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. ¹⁶ Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁷ Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁸ Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁹ Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁰ Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²¹ Cursed [be] he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²² Cursed [be] he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²³ Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁴ Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁵ Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁶ Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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KJV King James Version

¹⁵ Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. ¹⁶ Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁷ Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁸ Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁹ Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁰ Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²¹ Cursed [be] he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²² Cursed [be] he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²³ Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁴ Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁵ Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁶ Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

¹⁵ ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ¹⁶ ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ¹⁷ ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ¹⁸ ‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ¹⁹ ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²⁰ ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²¹ ‘Cursed is he who lies with any animal.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²² ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²³ ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²⁴ ‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²⁵ ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ²⁶ ‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

WEB World English Bible

¹⁵ ‘Cursed is the man who makes an engraved or molten image, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ All the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’ ¹⁶ ‘Cursed is he who sets light by his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ¹⁷ ‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ¹⁸ ‘Cursed is he who makes the blind to wander out of the way.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ¹⁹ ‘Cursed is he who the foreigner, fatherless, and widow of justice.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²⁰ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s skirt.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²¹ ‘Cursed is he who lies with any kind of animal.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²² ‘Cursed is he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²³ ‘Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²⁴ ‘Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²⁵ ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ ²⁶ ‘Cursed is he who doesn’t confirm the words of this law to do them.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”

ASV American Standard Version

¹⁵ Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. ¹⁶ Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁷ Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁸ Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. ¹⁹ Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁰ Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²¹ Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²² Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²³ Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁴ Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁵ Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. ²⁶ Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

¹⁵ Cursed is the man who maketh a graven and molten image, the abomination of Jehovah, work of the hands of an artificer, and hath put it in a secret place,—and all the people have answered and said, Amen. ¹⁶ Cursed is He who is making light of his father and his mother,—and all the people have said, Amen. ¹⁷ Cursed is he who is removing his neighbour’s border,—and all the people have said, Amen. ¹⁸ Cursed is he who is causing the blind to err in the way,—and all the people have said, Amen. ¹⁹ Cursed is he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²⁰ Cursed is he who is lying with his father’s wife, for he hath uncovered his father’s skirt,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²¹ Cursed is he who is lying with any beast,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²² Cursed is he who is lying with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²³ Cursed is he who is lying with his mother-in-law,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²⁴ Cursed is he who is smiting his neighbour in secret,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²⁵ Cursed is he who is taking a bribe to smite a person, innocent blood,—and all the people have said, Amen. ²⁶ Cursed is he who doth not establish the words of this law, to do them,—and all the people have said, Amen.

Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 27

12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

15 Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

16 Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

17 Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

18 Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

19 Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

20 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21 Cursed [be] he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

22 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

23 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

24 Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

25 Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

26 Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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