Deuteronomy 27:23
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
אֵם
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
תּוֹרָה
tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמֵן
ʼâmên
sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →אֵם ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))
Study H517 →עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →Cross References
And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you.
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it ...
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