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And all the people shall say, Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Cursed <i>is</i> the one who does not confirm <i>all</i> the words of this law by observing them.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Cursed is <i>anyone</i> who does not fulfill the words of this Law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.&#8217 And all the people shall say, &#8216Amen.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them [keeping them, taking them to heart as the rule of his life].’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Anyone who does not put the words of this law into practice is cursed.’ And all the people will say, ‘Amen! ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who does not put the words of this law into practice is cursed.&#8217 And all the people will say, &#8216Amen!&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Whoever doesn't obey every word of these teachings will be cursed." Then all the people will say amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"'God's curse on anyone who does not obey all of God's laws and teachings.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"'Cursed is the one who doesn't uphold the words of this Law and observe them. "Then all the people are to respond by saying, 'Amen!'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.? And let all the people say, ?Amen!?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Cursed is the one who refuses to keep the words of this law.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'Cursed is he who doesn't confirm all the words of this law to do them.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them: and all the people shall say, Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘Cursed is he who doesn’t uphold the words of this law by doing them.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Cursed [is] he who does not establish the words of this law, to do them.” And all the people have said, “Amen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cursed is he who doth not establish the words of this law, to do them, -- and all the people have said, Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cursed he who shall not raise up the words of this law to do them: and all the people said, Amen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be he that abideth not in the words of this law, and fulfilleth them not in work: and all the people shall say: Amen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cursed be he who does not remain in the words of this law, and does not carry them out in deed. And all the people shall say: Amen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Cursed be anyone whose actions do not uphold the words of this law!” And all the people shall answer, “Amen!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“Cursed be anyone who does not uphold the words of this law by observing them.” All the people shall say, “Amen!”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be he who does not confirm all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Cursed is everyone who will not affirm the words of this Law and do them, and all the people shall say, “Amen.”’ <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say: Amen.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cursed is every man that continues not in all the words of this law to do them: and all the people shall say, So be it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7315" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/27.htm">Curses Pronounced from Ebal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: ’ā·rūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">‘Cursed is</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">he who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">put</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">of this</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: hat·tō·w·rāh- (Art:: N-fs) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">law</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">into practice.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">And let all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/543.htm" title="543: ’ā·mên (Adv) -- Verily, truly. From 'aman; sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly.">‘Amen!’</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10</a></span><br />All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Jeremiah 11:3</a></span><br />You must tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19-20</a></span><br />Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. / Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a></span><br />Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Leviticus 18:5</a></span><br />Keep My statutes and My judgments, for the man who does these things will live by them. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Romans 7:10-11</a></span><br />So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death. / For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a></span><br />hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Matthew 5:19</a></span><br />So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-15.htm">Romans 4:15</a></span><br />because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">2 Corinthians 3:6</a></span><br />And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Psalm 119:21</a></span><br />You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Isaiah 24:5-6</a></span><br />The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant. / Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Romans 10:5</a></span><br />For concerning the righteousness that is by the law, Moses writes: “The man who does these things will live by them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11</a></span><br />And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cursed be he that confirms not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="hdg">Cursed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> the man that maketh <i>any</i> graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth <i>it</i> in <i>a</i> secret <i>place</i>. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Psalm 119:21</a></b></br> Thou hast rebuked the proud <i>that are</i> cursed, which do err from thy commandments.</p><p class="hdg">confirmeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/11-3.htm">Jeremiah 11:3-5</a></b></br> And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed <i>be</i> the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></b></br> But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, <i>and</i> doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked <i>man</i> doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-19.htm">Romans 3:19,20</a></b></br> Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Amen</a> <a href="/numbers/10-21.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/numbers/30-14.htm">Confirmeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-25.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-2.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-8.htm">Law</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Uphold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/1-36.htm">Amen</a> <a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Confirm</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Confirmeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-16.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Law</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-51.htm">Uphold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-14.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-1.htm">The people are commanded to write the law upon stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-5.htm">and to build an altar of whole stones</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-11.htm">The tribes to be divided on Gerizim and Ebal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-14.htm">The curses to be pronounced on mount Ebal</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.</b><br>This phrase underscores the seriousness of adhering to God's commandments as given through Moses. The concept of a "curse" in the biblical context often implies divine disfavor and the consequences of disobedience. In Deuteronomy, the law represents the covenant between God and Israel, and failure to uphold it results in a curse, reflecting the covenantal blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. This highlights the importance of obedience and the tangible impact of living according to God's statutes. The phrase also echoes the broader biblical theme of the necessity of not just hearing the law but actively living it out, as seen in <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a>, which calls believers to be doers of the word.<p><b>And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’</b><br>The communal response of "Amen" signifies agreement and acceptance of the terms of the covenant. In ancient Israel, this public affirmation was a way for the community to collectively acknowledge their commitment to God's law. The use of "Amen" is a declaration of truth and faithfulness, a practice that continues in Christian worship today. This response also serves as a reminder of the collective responsibility of the community to uphold the law, emphasizing unity and shared accountability. The practice of saying "Amen" is seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/nehemiah/8-6.htm">Nehemiah 8:6</a>, where the people respond to the reading of the law, and in the New Testament, where it is used to affirm truth and agreement in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who delivered God's laws to the people. He is the central figure in the book of Deuteronomy, which is a series of speeches given before the Israelites enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the law and the blessings and curses associated with obedience or disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal_and_mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim</a></b><br>The locations where the blessings and curses were to be pronounced. Mount Ebal is specifically associated with the curses.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>The tribe responsible for the religious duties and for proclaiming the curses to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter. The laws given are meant to guide their conduct in this new land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_god's_law.htm">The Seriousness of God's Law</a></b><br>God's law is not merely a set of guidelines but a covenant that requires full obedience. The curse pronounced in <a href="/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26</a> highlights the seriousness of failing to uphold God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_affirmation.htm">The Role of Community Affirmation</a></b><br>The communal "Amen" signifies agreement and collective responsibility. It reminds us of the importance of community in upholding God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_a_savior.htm">The Need for a Savior</a></b><br>Recognizing our inability to perfectly keep the law points us to the necessity of Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law on our behalf.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_obedience.htm">The Call to Obedience</a></b><br>While we are saved by grace, the call to uphold God's law remains. Our obedience is a response to God's grace, not a means to earn it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_scripture.htm">The Importance of Scripture</a></b><br>Upholding the words of the law requires knowing them. This underscores the importance of regular Bible study and meditation on God's Word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_curse_of_the_law.htm">What is the curse of the law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'amen'_mean.htm">What does 'amen' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_gal._3_10_align_with_ot_law.htm">How does Galatians 3:10 align with Old Testament teachings that emphasize the fullness of the Law as God’s command, not a curse? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_law_based_on_faith_or_works.htm">Is the law based on faith or works?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them.</span>--"Here he sums up the whole Law, all of it, and they took it upon them with a curse and an oath" (Rashi). From this verse St. Paul also reasons that "as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse." For no man can do all of them. And therefore it is impossible to secure the blessing of Gerizim except through Him who bare the curse of Ebal. "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, as it is written, <span class= "ital">cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." </span>In all these curses the verb is wanting. "Cursed is he," would be a more correct translation in modern English. These curses are not imprecations so much as declarations of fact.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">‘Cursed is</span><br /><span class="heb">אָר֗וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To execrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put</span><br /><span class="heb">יָקִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the words</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבְרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(diḇ·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">law</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתּוֹרָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tō·w·rāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into practice.’</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And {let} all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">say,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Amen!’”</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמֵֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_543.htm">Strong's 543: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sure, faithfulness, truly</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Deuteronomy 27:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 27:26 Cursed be he who doesn't confirm (Deut. 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