Deuteronomy 27:25

25 'Cursed is the one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.'^[a] And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Deuteronomy 27:25 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person,
&c.] As an assassin, to murder him privately; or as a judge, that takes a bribe to condemn to death an innocent person: so Aben Ezra observes, that according to the sense of some a judge is meant; but, says he, in my opinion a false witness; one that swears a man's life away for the sake of a reward given him: and all the people shall say Amen;
at so detestable a crime.

Deuteronomy 27:25 In-Context

23 'Cursed is the one who sleeps with his mother-in-law.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

24 'Cursed is the one who kills his neighbor in secret.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

25 'Cursed is the one who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

26 'Cursed is anyone who does not put the words of this law into practice.' And all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 23:7-8