‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
Parallel Translations
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‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed be he that maketh the blind to go astray in the way. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 27:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 19:14 “ ‘You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind; but you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.
- Proverbs 28:10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.
- Matthew 15:14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
- Job 29:15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
- Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind. They are all without knowledge. They are all mute dogs. They can’t bark— dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
- Revelation 2:14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to throw a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit sexual immorality.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, that helpeth not and counselleth not his neighbor.
Meaning, that helpeth not and counselleth not his neighbor.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That misleadeth simple souls, giving them pernicious counsel, either…
That misleadeth simple souls, giving them pernicious counsel, either for this life or for the next.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander…
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way,.... By directing him wrong knowingly, or laying a stumbling block in his way, Lev 19:14. The Targum of Jonathan is,"that maketh a traveller wander out of the way, who like a blind man;''who knows his way no more than a blind man does. Jarchi interprets it,"that blinds in anything, and gives evil counsel;''which leads men to take wrong steps, whether in things civil, or moral, or religious; all which are usually done privately:
and all the people shall say Amen; See Gill on Deu 27:15; See Gill on Deu 27:16.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. The blind to wander out of the…
Verse 18. The blind to wander out of the way.] A sin against the sixth commandment. See Clarke on Ex 20:13.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 27:18. Out of the way — That misleadeth…
Deu 27:18. Out of the way — That misleadeth simple souls, giving them pernicious counsel, either for this life, or for the next.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Blind; or, according to the Rabbins and Grotius, those…
Blind; or, according to the Rabbins and Grotius, those who are on a journey, and do not know the road. "Cursed, said Diphilis, is the man who does not tell the right road." Those who lead the simple astray, are no less blameable, Leviticus xix. 14. (Calmet)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. Lev_19:14 : thou shall not put a stumbling…
18. Lev_19:14 : thou shall not put a stumbling block before the blind.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) The blind.—“He that is in the dark upon…
(18) The blind.—“He that is in the dark upon any matter, when one deceives him with evil counsel” (Rashi).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain cf. Lev_19:14
cf. Lev_19:14
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
General Information:
Moses continues telling the Levites and the people what they must say.
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May the man be cursed
This may be stated in active form. See how you translated this in Deuteronomy 27:16. AT: "May Yahweh curse the man" (See: Active or Passive)
uses force to take away the justice due to a foreigner ... widow
Moses speaks of justice as if it were a physical object that a stronger person can violently pull away from a weaker person. Your language might have one word that means "use force to take away." See how you translated these words in Deuteronomy 24:17. AT: "treats a foreigner ... widow unfairly" (See: Metaphor)
fatherless
These are children whose parents have both died and do not have relatives to care for them.
widow
This means a woman whose husband has died and has no children to care for her in her old age.
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just
alien
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 27:18 blind person: This curse would apply to treatment…
27:18 blind person: This curse would apply to treatment of physically disabled or disadvantaged people in general. Such a mean and callous act was not fitting of a member of the covenant community, in which all were to be treated alike.
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