Deuteronomy Chapter 27 verse 25 Holy Bible
Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed is he who for a reward puts to death one who has done no wrong. And let all the people say, So be it.
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Cursed be he that taketh reward to smite mortally [shedding] innocent blood! And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person: and all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person. All the people shall say, Amen.
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`Cursed `is' he who is taking a bribe to smite a person, innocent blood, -- and all the people have said, Amen.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew‘Cursed isאָרוּר֙ (’ā·rūr)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularStrong's 779: To execratehe who acceptsלֹקֵ֣חַ (lō·qê·aḥ)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takea bribeשֹׁ֔חַד (šō·ḥaḏ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7810: A present, bribeto killלְהַכּ֥וֹת (lə·hak·kō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructStrong's 5221: To strikean innocentנָקִ֑י (nā·qî)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 5355: Clean, free from, exemptperson.’נֶ֖פֶשׁ (ne·p̄eš)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion And {let} allכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe peopleהָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flocksay,וְאָמַ֥ר (wə·’ā·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say‘Amen!’אָמֵֽן׃ (’ā·mên)AdverbStrong's 543: Sure, faithfulness, trulyJump to PreviousAccepts Amen Bribe Cursed Death Innocent Kill Mortally Puts Reward Shedding Slay Smite Strike Wrong