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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:24

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly ,.... And kills him, and the murder is not known; the curse of God follows such, and overtakes them sooner or later. Some interpret this of smiting with the tongue, of secret backbiting and slander; so the Targum of Jonathan,"that smiteth with the third tongue;'or false accusation: and all the people shall say Amen ; as disapproving of and condemning such a practice, even slander, and especially murder. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:25

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person ,.... As an assassin, to murder 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. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 27:26

Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them ,.... That is, who does not perfectly perform all that the law requires, and continues to do so; for the law requires obedience, and that perfect and constant, and in failure thereof curses, in proof of which the apostle produces this passage; see Gill on Galatians 3:10 , for the reconciliation of these Scriptures, as to what seeming difference there is between them: and all the people shall say, Amen ; See Gill... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:15

Cursed be the man, etc. - Other laws, previously made, had prohibited all these things; and penal sanctions were necessarily understood; but here God more openly declares that he who breaks them is cursed - falls under the wrath and indignation of his Maker and Judge. See the note on Exodus 20:4 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:16

Setteth light by his father or his mother - See the note on Exodus 20:12 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:17

Removeth his neighbor's landmark - See before on Deuteronomy 19:14 ; (note), and on Exodus 20:17 ; (note). And for all the rest of these curses, see the notes on Exodus 20 (note), and the observations at the end of it. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:18

The blind to wander out of the way - A sin against the sixth commandment. See on Exodus 20:13 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:26

That confirmeth not all the words of this law - The word כל col , All, is not found in any printed copy of the Hebrew text; but the Samaritan preserves it, and so do six MSS. in the collections of Kennicott and De Rossi, besides several copies of the Chaldee Targum. The Septuagint also, and St. Paul in his quotation of this place, Galatians 3:10 . St. Jerome says that the Jews suppressed the word, that it might not appear that they were bound to fulfill All the precepts in the law of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:15

Verse 15 15.Cursed be the man that maketh any graven. Hence it appears that Moses is silent as to the half (of what he had spoken of before; (199)) for no mention is made of the blessings (200) which occupied before the first place. Perhaps the Spirit would indirectly rebuke the wickedness of the people, from whence it arose that He was not at liberty to proclaim the praises conveyed in the blessings; for, when they ought to have embraced cheerfully the reward promised to them, their... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 27:16

Verse 16 16.Cursed be he that setteth light by his father. What follows refers to the Second Table of the Law; and, first, He pronounces those cursed who should be undutiful ( impii) to their parents; for the word קלל, kalal, (201) which means to despise, as well as to curse, is put in opposition to the honor which, by the Fifth Commandment, is due to our father and mother. Then He mentions such thefts as generally escape the knowledge of men; as also, He only adverts to those acts of... read more

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