Deuteronomy 27:23
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Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Leviticus 18:17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy wife and her daughter. Thou shalt not take her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter, to discover her shame: because they are her flesh, and such copulation is incest.

Leviticus 20:14 If any man after marrying the daughter, marry her mother, he hath done a heinous crime. He shall be burnt alive with them: neither shall so great an abomination remain in the midst of you.

Context
Curses Pronounced from Ebal
22Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or of his mother: and all the people shall say: Amen. 23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law: and all the people shall say: Amen.24Cursed be he that secretly killeth his neighbour: and all the people shall say: Amen.…
Cross References
Leviticus 20:14
If any man after marrying the daughter, marry her mother, he hath done a heinous crime. He shall be burnt alive with them: neither shall so great an abomination remain in the midst of you.

Deuteronomy 27:24
Cursed be he that secretly killeth his neighbour: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Lexicon
‘Cursed is
אָר֕וּר (’ā·rūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 779: To execrate

he who sleeps
שֹׁכֵ֖ב (šō·ḵêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

his mother-in-law.’
חֹֽתַנְתּ֑וֹ (ḥō·ṯan·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2859: To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage

And {let} all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

say,
וְאָמַ֥ר (wə·’ā·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

‘Amen!’
אָמֵֽן׃ (’ā·mên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 543: Sure, faithfulness, truly


Additional Translations
‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’Cursed be he that lies with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed is he that lies with his daughter-in-law: and all the people shall say, So be it. Cursed is he that lies with his wife's sister: and all the people shall say, So be it.

Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law! And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law: and all the people shall say, Amen.

'Cursed is he who lies with his mother-in-law.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Cursed is he who is lying with his mother-in-law, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
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