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Berean Standard Bible

“‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’”

Deuteronomy 27:26

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Study note

Moses instructs Israel to hold a ceremony at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim after entering the land, with the Levites pronouncing curses and the people answering amen. This last curse in the list is the summary of all of them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

World English Bible (WEB)

‘Cursed is he who doesn’t uphold the words of this law by doing them.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’”

King James Version (KJV)

Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Cursed is he who does not take this law to heart to do it. And let all the people say, So be it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Maldito el que no confirmare las palabras de esta ley para cumplirlas. Y dirá todo el pueblo: Amén.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

“Maldito sea el que no obedece estas leyes”. Y todo el pueblo responderá: “Amén”.

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