Deuteronomy 27:25

WEB

'Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

KJV

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

Commentary

Commentary

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person,.... As an assassin, to mur der him privately; or as a judge, that takes a bribe to condemn to death an innocent person: so Aben Ezra observes, that according to the sense of some a judge is meant; but, says he, in my opinion a false witness; one that swears a man's life away for the sake of a reward given him: and all the people shall say Amen; at so detestable a crime.