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Deuteronomychapter 27

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Deuteronomy 27— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Great stones, plaster, and an unhewn altar1

Deuteronomy 27:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

וַיְצַ֤וvaytzavand he commandedH6680מֹשֶׁה֙moshehMosesH4872וְזִקְנֵ֣יvezikneiand [the] elders ofH2205יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelH3478אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הָעָ֖םhaamthe peopleH5971לֵאמֹ֑רlemor<to> sayingH559שָׁמֹר֙shamorkeepH8104אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַמִּצְוָ֔הhamitzvahthe commandmentH4687אֲשֶׁ֧רʾasherwhichH834אָנֹכִ֛יʾanokhiIH595מְצַוֶּ֥הmetzaveh[am] commandingH6680אֶתְכֶ֖םʾetkhem<obj.> youH853הַיּֽוֹם׃haiyomthis dayH3117

Ramban on Deuteronomy 27:1

RambanSpain, 1194–1270· Commentary
KEEP ALL THE COMMANDMENT etc. The meaning thereof is that after Moses completed his words [to the people,] he ordered the elders also to join him and warn the people to keep all the commandments, for every nation follows the advice of its elders.

Read it in full at Sefaria · Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976

Deuteronomy 27:16· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

אָר֕וּרʾarur[is] cursedH779מַקְלֶ֥הmakleh[one who] dishonorsH7034אָבִ֖יוʾavivfather hisH1וְאִמּ֑וֹveimoand mother hisH517וְאָמַ֥רveamarand it will sayH559כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָ֖םhaamthe peopleH5971אָמֵֽן׃ סʾamenamenH543

Rashi on Deuteronomy 27:16

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
מקלה means, “making light of”, it has the same meaning as (Deuteronomy:3) “Lest … thy brother become despicable (נקלה).

Read it in full at Sefaria · Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934

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