Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 27
(Joshua 8:30–35)
1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680the peopleהָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑רha.'Am le.MorH5971H559: “Keepשָׁמֹר֙sha.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595am givingמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
2Andוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961on the dayבַּיּוֹם֮bai.yOmH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you crossתַּעַבְר֣וּta.'av.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,set upוַהֲקֵמֹתָ֤va.ha.ke.mo.TaH6965largeגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68and coatוְשַׂדְתָּ֥ve.sad.TaH7874themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853with plasterבַּשִּֽׂיד׃ba.SidH7875.
3Writeוְכָתַבְתָּ֣ve.kha.tav.TaH3789on themעֲלֵיהֶ֗ן'a.lei.HenH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063lawהַתּוֹרָ֥הha.to.RahH8451אֶֽת־'et-H853when you have crossed overבְּעָבְרֶ֑ךָbe.'a.ve.Re.khaH5674toלְמַ֡עַןle.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834enterתָּבֹ֨א אֶל־ta.Vo' 'el-H935H413the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ׀'e.lo.Hei.khaH430is givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,has promised youדִּבֶּ֛רdi.BerH1696.
4Andוְהָיָה֮ve.ha.YahH1961when you have crossedבְּעָבְרְכֶ֣םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּן֒hai.yar.DenH3383,you are to set upתָּקִ֜ימוּta.Ki.muH6965אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428stonesהָאֲבָנִ֣יםha.'a.va.NimH68on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858,asאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595am commanding you todayמְצַוֶּ֥הme.tza.VehH6680אֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853הַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,and you are to coatוְשַׂדְתָּ֥ve.sad.TaH7874themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853with plasterבַּשִּֽׂיד׃ba.SidH7875.
5Moreover, you are to buildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129thereשָּׁם֙shamH8033an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,an altar ofמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68.You must notלֹא־lo'-H3808useתָנִ֥יףta.NifH5130any iron toolבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270on themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921.
6You shall buildתִּבְנֶ֔הtiv.NehH1129אֶת־'et-H853the altarמִזְבַּ֖חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with uncutשְׁלֵמוֹת֙she.le.mOtH8003stonesאֲבָנִ֤ים'a.va.NimH68and offerוְהַעֲלִ֤יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927upon itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921burnt offeringsעוֹלֹ֔תo.LotH5930to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
7Thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033you are to sacrificeוְזָבַחְתָּ֥ve.za.vach.TaH2076yourpeace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002,eating themוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398and rejoicingוְשָׂ֣מַחְתָּ֔ve.Sa.mach.taH8055in the presenceלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
9Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and the Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶ֥ל'elH413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רYis.ra.'El le.MorH3478H559: “Be silentהַסְכֵּ֤ת׀has.KetH5535,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and listenוּשְׁמַע֙u.she.Ma'H8085!Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117you have becomeנִהְיֵ֣יתָֽnih.Yei.taH1961the peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971of the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.
10You shall therefore obeyוְשָׁ֣מַעְתָּ֔ve.Sha.ma'.taH8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and followוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָיו֙mitz.vo.TavH4687וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and statutesחֻקָּ֔יוchu.KavH2706אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595am giving you todayמְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּֽוֹם׃ סme.tza.ve.Kha hai.YomH6680H3117.”
Curses Pronounced from Ebal
12“When you have crossedבְּעָבְרְכֶ֖םbe.'a.ve.re.KhemH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,theseאֵ֠לֶּה'E.lehH428tribesshall standיַֽעַמְד֞וּya.'am.DuH5975onעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֣רharH2022Gerizimגְּרִזִ֔יםge.ri.ZimH1630to blessלְבָרֵ֤ךְle.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971:Simeonשִׁמְעוֹן֙shim.'OnH8095,Leviוְלֵוִ֣יve.le.ViH3878,Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,Issacharוְיִשָּׂשכָ֖רve.yi.so.sh.KharH3485,Josephוְיוֹסֵ֥ףve.yo.SefH3130,and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִֽן׃u.vin.ya.MinH1144.
13And theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428tribesshall standיַֽעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Ebalעֵיבָ֑ל'ei.ValH5858toעַל־'al-H5921deliver the curseהַקְּלָלָ֖הha.ke.la.LahH7045:Reubenרְאוּבֵן֙re.'u.VenH7205,Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,Asherוְאָשֵׁ֔רve.'a.SherH836,Zebulunוּזְבוּלֻ֖ןu.ze.vu.LunH2074,Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835,and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִֽי׃ve.naf.ta.LiH5321.
15‘Cursed isאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779the manהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834makesיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213a carved idolפֶ֨סֶלFe.selH6459or molten imageוּמַסֵּכָ֜הu.ma.se.KhahH4541—an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the work ofמַעֲשֵׂ֛הma.'a.SehH4639the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of a craftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796—and sets it upוְשָׂ֣םve.SamH7760in secretבַּסָּ֑תֶרba.Sa.terH5643.’And let allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛ם וְאָמְר֖וּha.'Am ve.'a.me.RuH5971H559sayוְעָנ֧וּve.'a.NuH6030, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543!’
19‘Cursed isאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779he who withholdsמַטֶּ֛הma.TehH5186justiceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941from the foreignerגֵּר־ger-H1616,the fatherlessיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,or the widowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הve.'al.ma.NahH490.’And let allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543!’
20‘Cursed isאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779he who sleepsשֹׁכֵב֙sho.KhevH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,forכִּ֥יkiH3588he has violatedגִלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1marriage bedכְּנַ֣ףke.NafH3671.’And let allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543!’
22‘Cursed isאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779he who sleepsשֹׁכֵב֙sho.KhevH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his sisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,the daughter ofבַּת־bat-H1323his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1orא֣וֹ'oH176the daughter ofבַת־vat-H1323his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517.’And let allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543!’
26‘Cursed isאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779he whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834does notלֹא־lo'-H3808putיָקִ֛יםya.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063lawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451into practiceלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.’And let allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ פ'a.MenH543!’
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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