Deuteronomy 27:24
Accursed is he who smiteth his neighbour in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
In Context
23Accursed is he who lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Cross References
Exodus 20:13Thou shalt not kill life. 14 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 15 Thou shalt not steal. 16 Thou shalt not testify against thy neighbour a testimony of falsehood.
Leviticus 24:17And the man who killeth any soul of man shall die, being put to death.
Deuteronomy 19:11But if a man bear hatred to his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and destroy his life, and he die, and he flee to one of these cities,
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 27:12-26
The Curses from Ebal. ( b. c. 1451.) 11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination… Read the whole commentary →