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ULT ‘Cursed is the one who lies with the wife of his father, because he has uncovered the hem of his father.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

UST ‘Yahweh will curse anyone who shows no respect for his father
⇔ by sleeping with any of his father’s wives.’
⇔ And all the people must reply, ‘Amen.’

BSB • ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he has violated his father’s marriage bed.’[fn]
⇔ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

27:20 Or uncovered his father’s skirt

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEB ‘Cursed is he who lies with[fn] his father’s wife, because he dishonors his father’s bed.’
¶ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

27:20 i.e., has sexual relations with

NET ‘Cursed is the one who has sexual relations with his father’s former wife, for he dishonors his father.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

LSV “Cursed [is] he who is lying with his father’s wife, for he has uncovered his father’s skirt.” And all the people have said, “Amen.”

FBV “A curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has disgraced his father!” Everyone says “Amen!”

T4T ‘Yahweh will curse anyone who ◄shows no respect for/disgraces his father►
⇔ by having sex with [EUP] any of his father’s wives.’
⇔ And all the people must reply, ‘◄Amen/We want that to happen►.’

LEB ‘Cursed be the one who lies with the wife of his father, because he has dishonored his father’s bed.’[fn] And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

?:? Literally “because he uncovered the hem of his father”

BBE Cursed is he who has sex relations with his father's wife, for he has put shame on his father. And let all the people say, So be it.

MOF No MOF DEU book available

JPS 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.

ASV 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.

DRA Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, and uncovereth his bed: and all the people shall say: Amen.

YLT '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.

DBY Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; for he uncovereth his father's skirt! And all the people shall say, Amen.

RV 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.

WBS Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt: and all the people shall say, Amen.

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

BB Cursed be he that lyeth with his fathers wyfe, and vnhealeth his fathers couering: and all the people shall say, Amen.
(Cursed be he that lyeth with his fathers wife, and unhealeth his fathers couering: and all the people shall say, Amen.)

GNV Cursed be hee that lyeth with his fathers wife: for he hath vncouered his fathers skirt: And all the people shall say: So be it.
(Cursed be he that lyeth with his fathers wife: for he hath/has uncovered his fathers skirt: And all the people shall say: So be it. )

CB Cursed be he, that lyeth with his fathers wife, to vncouer his fathers couerynge. And all the people shal saye, Amen.
(Cursed be he, that lyeth with his fathers wife, to uncouer his fathers couerynge. And all the people shall say, Amen.)

WYC 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!
(Cursid is he that sleeps with `the wife of his father, and schewith the hiling of his bed; and all the people shall say, Amen!)

LUT Verflucht sei, wer bei seines Vaters Weib liegt, daß er aufdecke den Fittich seines Vaters! Und alles Volk soll sagen: Amen.
(Verflucht sei, wer bei seines Vaters woman liegt, that he aufdecke the Fittich seines Vaters! And alles people should say: Amen.)

CLV Maledictus qui dormit cum uxore patris sui, et revelat operimentum lectuli ejus: et dicet omnis populus: Amen.[fn]
(Maledictus who dormit when/with uxore patris sui, and revelat operimentum lectuli his: and dicet everyone populus: Amen.)

27.20 Maledictus qui dormit cum. Omnis incestus abominatio est, sed specialiter hæreticos atque schismaticos percutit, qui sponsam Christi qui omnium pater et creator est errore corrumpunt. Tropologice vero prohibet ne quis actionem pravam patris sui imitando diffamet, et ignominiam ejus revelet.

27.20 Maledictus who dormit cum. Omnis incestus abominatio it_is, but specialiter hæreticos atque schismaticos percutit, who sponsam Christi who omnium pater and creator it_is by_mistake corrumpunt. Tropologice vero prohibet ne who/any actionem pravam patris sui imitando diffamet, and ignominiam his revelet.

BRN Cursed is he that lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's skirt: and all the people shall say, So be it.

BrLXX Ἐπικατάρατος ὁ κοιμώμενος μετὰ γυναικὸς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἀπεκάλυψε συγκάλυμμα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐροῦσι πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, γένοιτο.
(Epikataratos ho koimōmenos meta gunaikos tou patros autou, hoti apekalupse sugkalumma tou patros autou; kai erousi pas ho laos, genoito. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Moses continues telling the Levites and the people what they must say.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) May the man be cursed

(Some words not found in UHB: cursing lies with wife_of his/its=father that/for/because/then/when violated bed his/its=father and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 27:16. Alternate translation: “May Yahweh curse the man”

(Occurrence 0) his father’s wife

(Some words not found in UHB: cursing lies with wife_of his/its=father that/for/because/then/when violated bed his/its=father and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )

This does not refer to the man’s mother, but another wife of his father.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) he has taken away his father’s rights

(Some words not found in UHB: cursing lies with wife_of his/its=father that/for/because/then/when violated bed his/its=father and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )

When a man marries a woman, only he has the legal right to sleep with her. The full meaning of this statement may be made explicit. Alternate translation: “he has taken away his father’s legal rights”

Parallel DEU 27:20

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