Verse List for DEU 27:20

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OET (OET-RV) ‘Any man who sleeps with a wife of his father will be cursed because he’s exposed his father’s nakedness.’
¶  Then the people must reply, ‘Let it be so.’

OET-LV is_cursed one _who_lies with the _wife _of his/its_father if/because he _has _uncovered the _skirt _of his/its_father and_ all _of _saying(ms) the_people amen.

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 violates his father’s marriage rights ⇔  by having sexual relations with any of his father’s wives.’ ⇔  And all the people must reply, ‘Amen.’

BSB & MSB • ‘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!’

OEB No OEB DEU book available

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

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.’

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.

Moff No Moff 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.

Drby 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.
(Cursed be he that lieth/lies with his father’s wife; because he hath/has uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.)

SLT Cursed he lying with his father’s wife, for he uncovered his father’s wing: and all the people said, Amen.

Wbstr 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-1769 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/lies with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.)

KJB-1611 Cursed be hee that lieth with his fathers wife, because he vncouereth his fathers skirt: and all the people shall say, Amen.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps 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 lieth/lies with his fathers wife, and unhealeth his fathers covering: and all the people shall say, Amen.)

Gnva 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 lieth/lies with his fathers wife: for he hath/has uncovered his fathers skirt: And all the people shall say: So be it.)

Cvdl 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 lieth/lies with his fathers wife, to uncover his fathers covering. And all the people shall say, Amen.)

Wycl 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!
(Cursed is he that sleepeth/sleeps with the wife of his father, and schewith the hiling of his bed; and all the people shall say, Amen!)

Luth Verflucht sei, wer bei seines Vaters Weib liegt, daß er aufdecke den Fittich seines Vaters! Und alles Volk soll sagen: Amen.
(Verflucht be, who at/in his father woman lies(v), that he on/in/todecke the Fittich his father! And all/everything people should say: Amen.)

ClVg Maledictus qui dormit cum uxore patris sui, et revelat operimentum lectuli ejus: et dicet omnis populus: Amen.[fn]
(Cursed who/which he_sleeps when/with wife of_the_father self, and revelat cover(n)/lid lectuli his/her: and he_will_say everyone the_people: Truly.)

UHB אָר֗וּר שֹׁכֵב֙ עִם־אֵ֣שֶׁת אָבִ֔י⁠ו כִּ֥י גִלָּ֖ה כְּנַ֣ף אָבִ֑י⁠ו וְ⁠אָמַ֥ר כָּל־הָ⁠עָ֖ם אָמֵֽן׃ס ‡

BrLXX Ἐπικατάρατος ὁ κοιμώμενος μετὰ γυναικὸς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἀπεκάλυψε συγκάλυμμα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐροῦσι πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, γένοιτο.

BrTr 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.