Deuteronomy 27:24

24 Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor in secret. All the people shall say, Amein.

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 Cursed be he who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. All the people shall say, Amein.

23 Cursed be he who lies with his mother-in-law. All the people shall say, Amein.

24 Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor in secret. All the people shall say, Amein.

25 Cursed be he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person. All the people shall say, Amein.

26 Cursed be he who doesn't confirm the words of this law to do them. All the people shall say, Amein.