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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Deuteronomy 27:24
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‘The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’
Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor in secret. All the people shall say, Amein.
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
‘Cursed be the one who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.'
"‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.'
"Anyone will be cursed who kills a neighbor secretly." Then all the people will say, "Amen!"
‘Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in private.' Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!'
'Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
'Cursed is he who attacks his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Cursed be hee that smiteth his neyghbour secretly: And all the people shal say: So be it.
‘Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.'
"‘A curse on anyone who secretly attacks a fellow member of the community.' All the people are to say, ‘Amen!'
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly! And all the people shall say, Amen.
"The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who kills anyone, even if he is not caught!' "Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!'
Cursed be he who smites his neighbor secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
"‘God's curse on anyone who secretly commits murder.' "And all the people will answer, ‘Amen!'
Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor secretly! And all the people shall say, Amen!
Cursed be he that slayeth his neghboure secretly. And all the people shal saye, Amen.
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed is he who takes his neighbour's life secretly. And let all the people say, So be it.
Cursed be he that smyteth his neighbour secretly: and all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Cursed be hee that smiteth his neighbour secretly: and all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed is he that smites his neighbour secretly: and all the people shall say, So be it.
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.
'Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!'
Cursid is he that sleeth pryueli his neiybore; and al the puple schal seie, Amen! Cursid is he that slepith with `the wijf of his neiybore; and al the puple schal seie, Amen!
`Cursed [is] he who is smiting his neighbour in secret, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
Cursed be he that smites his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbor secretly: and all the people shall say, Amen.
Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor in secret. All the people shall say, Amen.
"Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.' "And all the people shall say, "Amen!'
‘Cursed is anyone who attacks a neighbor in secret.' And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.'
‘Cursed is the one who hits his neighbor in secret.' And all the people will say, ‘Let it be so.'
"Cursed be anyone who strikes down a neighbor in secret." All the people shall say, "Amen!"
Cursed be he that secretly killeth his neighbour: and all the people shall say: Amen.
"'Cursed be he who slays his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
'Cursed is he who strikes his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Deuteronomy 19:11, Deuteronomy 19:12, Exodus 20:13, Exodus 21:12-14, Leviticus 24:17, Numbers 35:31, 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 11:15-17, 2 Samuel 12:9-12, 2 Samuel 13:28, 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:6 - secret Exodus 21:14 - slay Exodus 21:15 - General
Cross-References
Bring in for me gains and make for me dainty meats, that I may eat; and let me bless thee in the presence of Yahweh before my death.
Now, therefore my son, hearken unto my voice, - in that which I am commanding thee:
And David said unto Ahimelech the priest - The king, hath charged me with a matter, and hath said unto me - Let, no man, know aught of the business on which I am sending thee, and with which I have charged thee, - But, unto the young men, have I appointed, such and such a place.
So he feigned himself mad, in their sight, and raged in their hand, - and struck against the doors of the gate, and let his spittle run down upon his beard.
Then said Achish, Whither have ye made a raid, to-day? And David said - Against the South of Judah, or against the South of the Jerahmeelites, or as far as the South of the Kenites.
And the king said to her - What aileth thee? And she said - Of a truth, a widow woman, am I, for my husband is dead.
For thine own mouth would teach thine iniquity, and thou wouldst choose the tongue of the crafty.
A lip that is faithful, shall be firm to futurity, but, only for a twinkling, is the tongue that is false.
An abomination to Yahweh, are lips that are false, but, he that dealeth faithfully, is his delight.
Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly,.... And kills him, and the murder is not known; the curse of God follows such, and overtakes them sooner or later. Some interpret this of smiting with the tongue, of secret backbiting and slander; so the Targum of Jonathan,
"that smiteth with the third tongue;''
or false accusation:
and all the people shall say Amen; as disapproving of and condemning such a practice, even slander, and especially murder.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place.
Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13
The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are added to the latter from the descendants of the wives, that of Reuben, probably because he forfeited his primogeniture Genesis 49:4; and of Zebulun, apparently because he was the youngest son of Leah.
The transaction presents itself as a solemn renewal of the covenant made by God with Abraham and Isaac, but more especially with Jacob and his family. Accordingly the genealogical basis of the “twelve patriarchs” (compare Acts 7:12; Revelation 7:4 ff), the sons of Jacob, is here assumed. The tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh are merged in the name of Joseph, their father; and Levi regains on this occasion his place collaterally with the others. “The Levites” of Deuteronomy 27:14 are no doubt “the priests the Levites” (compareJoshua 8:33; Joshua 8:33), in whom the ministerial character attaching to the tribe was more particularly manifested. It is noteworthy that the group of tribes which stood on Gerizim far exceeded the other in numbers and in importance, thus perhaps indicating that even by the Law the blessing should at length prevail.
Deuteronomy 27:15
The “Amen” attested the conviction of the utterers that the sentences to which they responded were true, just, and certain; so in Numbers 5:22, and in our own Commination Office, which is modelled after this ordinance of Moses.
Deuteronomy 27:15-26
Twelve curses against transgressions of the covenant. The first eleven are directed against special sins which are selected by way of example, the last comprehensively sums up in general terms and condemns all and every offence against God’s Law. Compare the marginal references.
