Deuteronomy 27:24

24 maledictus qui clam percusserit proximum suum et dicet omnis populus amen

Deuteronomy 27:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:24

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.

Deuteronomy 27:24 In-Context

22 maledictus qui dormit cum sorore sua filia patris sui sive matris suae et dicet omnis populus amen

23 maledictus qui dormit cum socru sua et dicet omnis populus amen

24 maledictus qui clam percusserit proximum suum et dicet omnis populus amen

25 maledictus qui accipit munera ut percutiat animam sanguinis innocentis et dicet omnis populus amen

26 maledictus qui non permanet in sermonibus legis huius nec eos opere perficit et dicet omnis populus amen