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InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOB JOS JDG RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG JOEL MIC ISA ZEP HAB JER LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBA DAN EZE EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL LAO GES LES ESG DNG 2 PS TOB JDT ESA WIS SIR BAR LJE PAZ SUS BEL MAN 1 MAC 2 MAC 3 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
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Deu 27 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 V25 V26
OET (OET-LV) is_cursed the_justice_of one_who_turns_aside a_sojourner a_fatherless_one and_a_widow and_ all_of _saying(ms) the_people amen.
OET (OET-RV) ‘Anyone who perverts justice for a foreigner or orphan or widow will be cursed.’
¶ Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
אָר֗וּר מַטֶּ֛ה
cursing (Some words not found in UHB: cursing deprives justice_of alien orphan and,a_widow and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )
See how you translated the similar passive expression, “Cursed is the man who” in [27:15](../27/15.md). Alternate translation: [May Yahweh curse the one who twists]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
מַטֶּ֛ה מִשְׁפַּ֥ט
(Some words not found in UHB: cursing deprives justice_of alien orphan and,a_widow and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )
Here the speakers are describing judgment as if it were something that could be physically twisted. By this expression, they are referring to someone who is perverting justice. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is the one who perverts justice of] or [is the one who makes an unfair judgment of]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
גֵּר־יָת֖וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה
(Some words not found in UHB: cursing deprives justice_of alien orphan and,a_widow and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )
The Levites are referring to all vulnerable people by naming three representative groups, a foreigner, fatherless, and widow. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [anyone who is helpless]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
גֵּר־יָת֖וֹם וְאַלְמָנָ֑ה
(Some words not found in UHB: cursing deprives justice_of alien orphan and,a_widow and=saying(ms) all/each/any/every the,people amen )
Here, a foreigner, fatherless, or widow represent vulnerable people in general, not specific individuals. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use expressions that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [any vulnerable person]
OET (OET-LV) is_cursed the_justice_of one_who_turns_aside a_sojourner a_fatherless_one and_a_widow and_ all_of _saying(ms) the_people amen.
OET (OET-RV) ‘Anyone who perverts justice for a foreigner or orphan or widow will be cursed.’
¶ Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.