14The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881shall then answerוְעָנ֣וּve.'a.NuH6030and sayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with a loudרָֽם׃ סRamH7311voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963,
15‘Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779is the manהָאִ֡ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834makesיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213an idolפֶ֨סֶלFe.selH6459or a moltenוּמַסֵּכָ֜הu.ma.se.KhahH4541imageH4541,an abominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֛הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027of the craftsmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796,and setsוְשָׂ֣םve.SamH7760itup in secretבַּסָּ֑תֶרba.Sa.terH5643.’ Andallכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shall answerוְעָנ֧וּve.'a.NuH6030and sayוְאָמְר֖וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
16‘Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who dishonorsמַקְלֶ֥הmak.LehH7034his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1or motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
17‘Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who movesH5472his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453boundaryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366mark.’ And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
18‘Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who misleadsמַשְׁגֶּ֥הmash.GehH7686a blindעִוֵּ֖ר'i.VerH5787personon the roadבַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekhH1870.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
19‘Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779is he who distortsמַטֶּ֛הma.TehH5186the justiceמִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.PatH4941due an alienגֵּר־ger-H1616,orphanיָת֖וֹםya.TomH3490,and widowוְאַלְמָנָ֑הve.'al.ma.NahH490.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
20‘Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779is he who liesשֹׁכֵב֙sho.KhevH7901with his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he has uncoveredגִלָּ֖הgi.LahH1540his father’sאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1skirtכְּנַ֣ףke.NafH3671.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
21‘Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who liesשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901with anyכָּל־kol-H3605animalבְּהֵמָ֑הbe.he.MahH929.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
22‘Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779is he who liesשֹׁכֵב֙sho.KhevH7901with his sisterאֲחֹת֔וֹ'a.cho.ToH269,the daughterH1323of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1orא֣וֹ'oH176of his motherאִמּ֑וֹ'i.MoH517.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
23‘Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who liesשֹׁכֵ֖בsho.KhevH7901with his mother-in-lawH2860.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
24‘Cursedאָר֕וּר'a.RurH779is he who strikesמַכֵּ֥הma.KehH5221his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453in secretבַּסָּ֑תֶרba.Sa.terH5643.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
25‘Cursedאָרוּר֙'a.RurH779is he who acceptsלֹקֵ֣חַlo.Ke.achH3947a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810to strikeלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221downH5221an innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315.’And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ ס'a.MenH543.’
26‘Cursedאָר֗וּר'a.RurH779is he whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834does not confirmיָקִ֛יםya.KimH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thisH2088lawהַתּוֹרָֽה־ha.to.rah-H8451by doingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them.’ And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall sayוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Amenאָמֵֽן׃ פ'a.MenH543.’
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