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Deuteronomy 27:19

Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:19 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Cursed be he that wresteth the justice `due' to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    ASV

  • 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.

    BBE

  • Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen.

    DBY

  • Cursed be he who wrests the justice [due] to the foreigner, fatherless, and widow. All the people shall say, Amen.

    WEB

  • `Cursed `is' he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

    YLT

  • Cursed be he that perverts the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

    ENG

  • Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow: and all the people shall say, Amen.

    WBT

  • ‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    BSB

In context

17Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

20Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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