King James Version

Deuteronomy 27:18

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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אָר֕וּרarurto execrateאָרַרverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “to execrate”, a verb used as a describing wordH779to execrate[idiom] bitterly curse.מַשְׁגֶּ֥הmashgehbe ravishedשָׁגָהverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be ravished”, a verb used as a describing wordH7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.עִוֵּ֖רiverblindעִוֵּרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “blind”, the ordinary formH5787blind (literally or figuratively)blind (men, people).בַּדָּ֑רֶךְbadarekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וְאָמַ֥רveamarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, a completed action in a sequenceH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעָ֖םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אָמֵֽןamenAmenאָמֵןadverb — “Amen”H543sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, trulyAmen, so be it, truth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to go astray in the way. And all the people shall say: Amen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Cursed [is] he who is causing the blind to err in the way, — and all the people have said, Amen.

World English Bible

‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

Darby Translation

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way! And all the people shall say, Amen.

Douay-Rheims

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of his way: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to go astray in the way. And all the people shall say: Amen.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Cursed is he that makes the blind to wander in the way: and all the people shall say, So be it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπικατάρατος ὁ πλανῶν τυφλὸν ἐν ὁδῷ· καὶ ἐροῦσι πᾶς ὁ λαός, γένοιτο.