King James Version
Deuteronomy 27:16 in the King James Version says “Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
Deuteronomy 27:16 · KJV
And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“be he that setteth light”
H7034to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be [causatively, hold] in contempt)
“by his father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
“or his mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
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