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BrLXXἘπικατάρατος 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. )
BrTrCursed 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.
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!’
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.’
27:20Literally “because he uncovered the hem of his father”
BBECursed 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.
JPSCursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he hath uncovered his father's skirt. And all the people shall say: Amen.
ASVCursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
DRACursed 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.
DrbyCursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; for he uncovereth his father's skirt! And all the people shall say, Amen.
RVCursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
WbstrCursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt: and all the people shall say, Amen.
KJB-1769Cursed 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-1611Cursed be hee that lieth with his fathers wife, because he vncouereth his fathers skirt: and all the people shall say, Amen. (Cursed be he that lieth/lies with his fathers wife, because he uncouereth his fathers skirt: and all the people shall say, Amen.)
BshpsCursed 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.)
GnvaCursed 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. )
CvdlCursed 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 uncouer his fathers covering. And all the people shall say, Amen.)
WyclCursid 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 sleepeth/sleeps with `the wife of his father, and schewith the hiling of his bed; and all the people shall say, Amen!)
LuthVerflucht sei, wer bei seines Vaters Weib liegt, daß er aufdecke den Fittich seines Vaters! Und alles Volk soll sagen: Amen. (Verflucht sei, who at his father woman liegt, that he aufdecke the Fittich his father! And all/everything people should say: Amen.)
ClVgMaledictus qui dormit cum uxore patris sui, et revelat operimentum lectuli ejus: et dicet omnis populus: Amen.[fn] (Maledictus who dormit when/with uxore of_the_father sui, and revelat operimentum lectuli his: and dicet everyone populus: Amen. )
27.20Maledictus 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.
27.20Maledictus who dormit cum. Everyone incestus abominatio it_is, but specialiter hæreticos atque schismaticos percutit, who sponsam of_Christ who omnium father and creator it_is by_mistake corrumpunt. Tropologice vero prohibet not who/any actionem pravam of_the_father sui imitando diffamet, and ignominiam his revelet.
(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.
(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”
A quick search on the internet reveals that some of the top ways to commit something to long term memory include: 1) organizing the information; 2) making associations; 3) using visual cues (graphs, etc.); 4) creating mnemonic devices (rhymes, acrostics, etc.); 5) writing it down; 6) saying it out loud; 7) quizzing yourself; 8) and rehearsing it (https://www.usa.edu/blog/science-backed-memory-tips/). There should be no doubt, then, that the covenant renewal ceremony at Shechem would have been a truly memorable event for all involved. Two times in the book of Deuteronomy the Israelites are instructed to renew the covenant at Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal after they have entered the Promised Land of Canaan, and then the actual event is recorded in the book of Joshua. Located in the heartland of Israel, Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal sat on either side of the ancient city of Shechem, where the Lord had promised centuries earlier to give Canaan to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 12:6-7). The renewal ceremony was essentially the corporate, verbal affirmation of the terms of the covenant that the Lord had established with Israel at Mount Sinai. As with virtually all ancient Near Eastern covenants, the terms included blessings for those who remained faithful to it and curses for those who broke it. Joshua and the priests stood between the two mountains with the Ark of the Covenant and read the entire book of the law. Six of the tribes (Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin) stood in front of the Ark on Mount Gerizim and shouted the blessings for faithfulness to the covenant, and six of the tribes (Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali) stood in front of the Ark on Mount Ebal and shouted the curses for unfaithfulness. It is very possible that this ceremony was performed within a natural amphitheater that exists even today on both Gerizim and Ebal at the place shown on this map. By standing within the concave spaces of the two mountains, the tribes would have been both “on” the mountains (Deuteronomy 27:11-13) and “on opposite sides of” the Ark (Joshua 8:33), and they would have been entirely capable of hearing Joshua’s words as well as each other’s shouts of blessings and curses. As far as why Gerizim was assigned the place of blessing and Ebal the place of curses, it is not entirely clear, but it may be because the ancients typically regarded east as being in front of them, so Gerizim would have been located on their right, which was typically favored over the left. Also, commentators have often expressed confusion over the mention of “the arabah” and “Gilgal” in Deuteronomy 11, typically because it is assumed that they refer to the Jordan Valley and the Gilgal near Jericho, respectively. This author, however, is convinced that “the arabah” (often meaning, “plain”) refers to the small plain immediately east of Shechem. And “Gilgal” (meaning, “wheel/circle”) in this verse refers to a location just across the plain at Khirbet Gulegil. (The name “Gilgal” was likely applied to at least four locations throughout Canaan; see Joshua 4:19; 15:7; Judges 3:19; 2 Kings 2:1; 4:38; Deuteronomy 11:30.) Centuries later, a Samaritan temple was built atop Mount Gerizim after foreign peoples were resettled in Israel, and this is what the Samaritan woman was referring to when she said to Jesus, “Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem” (John 4:20). But Jesus replied to her, “Believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem….But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth” (John 4:21-23; see also “Shechem and the Hill Country of Samaria” map).
