Deuteronomy 27:25

²³ Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁴ Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

²⁶ Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall 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, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
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Psalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
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Exodus 23:7–8
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
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Deuteronomy 16:19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
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Matthew 27:3–4
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
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Acts 1:18
Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
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Micah 3:10–11
They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
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Micah 7:2–3
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
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