Deuteronomy 27:24

In 11 translations

BSB

‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

KJV

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

WEB

‘Cursed is he who secretly kills his neighbor.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

ASV

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.

LSV

“Cursed [is] he who is striking his neighbor in secret.” And all the people have said, “Amen.”

YLT

'Cursed [is] he who is smiting his neighbour in secret, — and all the people have said, Amen.

DBY

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly! And all the people shall say, Amen.

DRC

Cursed be he that secretly killeth his neighbour: and all the people shall say: Amen.

GNV

Cursed be hee that smiteth his neyghbour secretly: And all the people shall say: So be it.

JPS

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour in secret. And all the people shall say: Amen.

LXXE

Cursed is he that smites his neighbour secretly: and all the people shall say, So be it.

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Original-language editions

WLC

אָר֕וּר מַכֵּ֥ה רֵעֵ֖הוּ בַּסָּ֑תֶר וְאָמַ֥ר כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אָמֵֽן׃

LXX-Br

Ἐπικατάρατος ὁ τύπτων τὸν πλησίον δόλῳ· καὶ ἐροῦσι πᾶς ὁ λαός, γένοιτο.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Numbers 35:31You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.
• Leviticus 24:17And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
• 2 Samuel 20:9–10“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him. Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and…
• 2 Samuel 12:9–12Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites. Now,…
• Exodus 20:13You shall not murder.
• 2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and…
• 2 Samuel 11:15–17In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.” So as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he saw the…
• Deuteronomy 19:11–12If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities, the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of…
• Exodus 21:12–14Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death. If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee. But if a man schemes and acts…
• 2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.

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