Deuteronomy 27:25

25 "'Cursed be he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.' And all the people shall 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 be he who lies with his mother-in-law.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
24 "'Cursed be he who slays his neighbor in secret.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
25 "'Cursed be he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
26 "'Cursed be he who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
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