Deuteronomy 27:25 KJV — MannaFest

Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

KJV

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ASV

Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

WEB

‘Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

YLT

`Cursed is he who is taking a bribe to smite a person, innocent blood, --and all the people have said, Amen.

DBT

Cursed be he that taketh reward to smite mortally [shedding] innocent blood! And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Deuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.

Author: Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
Date: The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC

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13 verses on the floor

Proverbs 6:17
A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Exodus 23:7
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Psalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Deuteronomy 10:17
For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Ezekiel 22:12
In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

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10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the L ORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. A general charge to the people to keep God's commandments; for in vain did they know them, unless they would do them. This is pressed upon them, 1.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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