Deuteronomy 27:24

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

"'A curse on anyone who secretly attacks a fellow member of the community.'All the people are to say, 'Amen!'

Berean Standard Bible:

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

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Cursed{H779} be he that smiteth{H5221} his neighbour{H7453} secretly{H5643}. And all the people{H5971} shall say{H559}, Amen{H543}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Numbers 35:31

  • Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

Leviticus 24:17

  • And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

2 Samuel 11:15

  • And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.

2 Samuel 11:17

  • And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell [some] of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

2 Samuel 3:27

  • And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

2 Samuel 12:9

  • Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

2 Samuel 12:12

  • For thou didst [it] secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

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Commentary for Deuteronomy 27:24

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H779
    There are 177 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָרַר
    Transliteration: ʼârar
    Pronunciation: aw-rar'
    Description: a primitive root; to execrate; [idiom] bitterly curse.
  2. Strong's Number: H5221
    There are 460 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָכָה
    Transliteration: nâkâh
    Pronunciation: naw-kaw'
    Description: a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively); beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.
  3. Strong's Number: H7453
    There are 173 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רֵעַ
    Transliteration: rêaʻ
    Pronunciation: ray'-ah
    Description: or רֵיעַ; from רָעָה; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.
  4. Strong's Number: H5643
    There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סֵתֶר
    Transliteration: çêther
    Pronunciation: say'-ther
    Description: or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense); backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
  5. Strong's Number: H5971
    There are 1654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עַם
    Transliteration: ʻam
    Pronunciation: am
    Description: from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
  6. Strong's Number: H559
    There are 4434 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמַר
    Transliteration: ʼâmar
    Pronunciation: aw-mar'
    Description: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
  7. Strong's Number: H543
    There are 462 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָמֵן
    Transliteration: ʼâmên
    Pronunciation: aw-mane'
    Description: from אָמַן; sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly; Amen, so be it, truth.