Deuteronomy 27:25
23 ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his mother-in-law.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
24 ‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
26 ‘Cursed is he who does not put the words of this law into practice.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- KJV
- Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- WEB
- ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ASV
- Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- DARBY
- Cursed be he that taketh reward to smite mortally [shedding] innocent blood! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- BLB
- ‘Cursed is he who takes a bribe to slay a soul of innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ÅB
- Forbannet være den som tar imot gaver for å slå noen ihjel og utøser uskyldig blod! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
- OTB
- ‘Forbannet er den som tar imot bestikkelser for å skade en uskyldig person.’ Da skal hele folket si: ‘Amen.’
- B1930
- Forbannet være den som tar imot gaver for å slå nogen ihjel og utøser uskyldig blod! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
Read in contextPsalms 15:5
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Read in contextExodus 23:7–8
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Read in contextMatthew 27:3–4
When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Read in contextActs 1:18
(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.
Read in contextMicah 3:10–11
who build Zion with bloodshed and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Read in contextMicah 7:2–3
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
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