Deuteronomy - 27:19

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19 'Cursed is he who wrests the justice (due) to the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 27:19.

Differing Translations

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Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that wresteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed is he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow,, and all the people have said, Amen.
Cursed be he that perverts the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed is he who gives a wrong decision in the cause of a man from a strange land, or of one without a father, or of a widow. And let all the people say, So be it.
Cursed be he who subverts the judgment of the new arrival, the orphan, or the widow. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Maledictus qui pervertit judicium peregrini, pupilli, et viduae: et dicet universus populus, Amen.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger,
fatherless, and widow,.... Who have none to assist them, and take their part, and therefore judges may be tempted to do an unjust thing; but God is the patron of them, and takes notice of every injury done them, and is the avenger of all such:
and all the people shall say Amen; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15; See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16.

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