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Exodus 21:17
Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
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Hebrew Names Version
"Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
"Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
King James Version
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Lexham English Bible
"‘And one who curses his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
"‘And one who curses his father or his mother will surely be put to death.
New Century Version
"Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.
"Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.
New English Translation
"Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
"Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death.
Amplified Bible
"Whoever curses his father or his mother or treats them contemptuously must be put to death.
"Whoever curses his father or his mother or treats them contemptuously must be put to death.
New American Standard Bible
"And one who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.
"And one who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.
And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall die the death.
Legacy Standard Bible
"And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
"And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Contemporary English Version
Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.
Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
"Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
Darby Translation
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Whoever curses their father or mother must be killed.
"Whoever curses their father or mother must be killed.
English Standard Version
"Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
"Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
George Lamsa Translation
He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Good News Translation
"Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.
"Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.
“Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.
Literal Translation
And he who curses his father or his mother, dying he shall die.
And he who curses his father or his mother, dying he shall die.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so curseth father and mother, shal dye the death.
Who so curseth father and mother, shal dye the death.
American Standard Version
And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that curseth his father or mother, shalbe put to death for it.
And he that curseth his father or mother, shalbe put to death for it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
King James Version (1611)
And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely bee put to death.
And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely bee put to death.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
(21:16) He that reviles his father or his mother shall surely die.
(21:16) He that reviles his father or his mother shall surely die.
English Revised Version
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Berean Standard Bible
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that stelith a man, and sillith hym, if he is conuyt of the gilt, die bi deeth.
He that stelith a man, and sillith hym, if he is conuyt of the gilt, die bi deeth.
Young's Literal Translation
`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
`And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
Update Bible Version
And he that curses his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
And he that curses his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
World English Bible
"Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
"Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
New King James Version
"And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
"And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
New Living Translation
"Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death.
"Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death.
New Life Bible
Whoever curses his father or his mother will be put to death.
Whoever curses his father or his mother will be put to death.
New Revised Standard
Whoever curses father or mother shall be put to death.
Whoever curses father or mother shall be put to death.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.
And he who revileth his father or his mother, shall, surely be put to death.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that curseth his father or mother, shall die the death.
He that curseth his father or mother, shall die the death.
Revised Standard Version
"Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
"Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
THE MESSAGE
"If someone curses father or mother, the penalty is death.
"If someone curses father or mother, the penalty is death.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
"He who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Contextual Overview
12 He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death. 13 But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight. 14 But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death. 15 Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death. 16 Any man who gets another into his power in order to get a price for him is to be put to death, if you take him in the act. 17 Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death. 18 If, in a fight, one man gives another a blow with a stone, or with the shut hand, not causing his death, but making him keep in bed; 19 If he is able to get up again and go about with a stick, the other will be let off; only he will have to give him payment for the loss of his time, and see that he is cared for till he is well. 20 If a man gives his man-servant or his woman-servant blows with a rod, causing death, he is certainly to undergo punishment. 21 But, at the same time, if the servant goes on living for a day or two, the master is not to get punishment, for the servant is his property.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
curseth: or, revilteth, Leviticus 20:9, Deuteronomy 27:16, Proverbs 20:20, Proverbs 30:11, Proverbs 30:17, Matthew 15:3-6, Mark 7:10, Mark 7:11
Reciprocal: Exodus 20:12 - Honour Exodus 22:28 - nor curse Leviticus 19:3 - fear Deuteronomy 21:18 - obey the voice 2 Samuel 15:3 - there is Ezekiel 22:7 - set Matthew 15:4 - He
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.
After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.
Genesis 16:9
And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.
And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.
Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.
And the angel of the Lord said, See, you are with child and will give birth to a son, to whom you will give the name Ishmael, because the ears of the Lord were open to your sorrow.
Genesis 21:1
And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.
And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken.
Genesis 21:2
And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.
And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.
Genesis 21:4
And when his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham made him undergo circumcision, as God had said to him.
And when his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham made him undergo circumcision, as God had said to him.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
Genesis 21:13
And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed.
And I will make a nation of the son of your servant-woman, because he is your seed.
Genesis 21:14
And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba.
And early in the morning Abraham got up, and gave Hagar some bread and a water-skin, and put the boy on her back, and sent her away: and she went, wandering in the waste land of Beer-sheba.
Genesis 46:3
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:
And he said, I am God, the God of your father: go down to Egypt without fear, for I will make a great nation of you there:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he that curseth his father, or his mother,.... Though he does not smite them with his hand, or with any instrument in it, yet if he smites them with his tongue, reviles and reproaches them, speaks evil of them, wishes dreadful imprecations upon them, curses them by the name explained, as the Targum of Jonathan calls it, by the name Jehovah, wishing the Lord would curse them, or that his curse might light upon them, see Proverbs 20:20,
shall surely be put to death; or be killed with casting stones on him, as the Targum of Jonathan, or with stoning; so Jarchi, who observes, that wherever it is said, "his blood be upon him", it is meant of stoning, as it is of the man that curses his father or his mother,
Leviticus 20:9 which was after this manner, the place of stoning was two cubits high, to which the malefactor with his hands bound was brought; from whence one of the witnesses against him cast him down headlong, of which, if he did not die, then they took up stones and cast on him, and if he died not through them, then all Israel came and stoned him; that is, the multitude upon the spot: this verse in the Septuagint version follows Exodus 21:15, with which it agrees, both respecting the same persons.
