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Contemporary English Version
Exodus 21:17
Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.
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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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
Any man cursing his father or his mother is to 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 The Lord said: Death is the punishment for murder. 13 But if you did not intend to kill someone, and I, the Lord , let it happen anyway, you may run for safety to a place that I have set aside. 14 If you plan in advance to murder someone, there's no escape, not even by holding on to my altar. You will be dragged off and killed. 15 Death is the punishment for attacking your father or mother. 16 Death is the punishment for kidnapping. If you sell the person you kidnapped, or if you are caught with that person, the penalty is death. 17 Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother. 18 Suppose two of you are arguing, and you hit the other with either a rock or your fist, without causing a fatal injury. If the victim has to stay in bed, 19 and later has to use a stick when walking outside, you must pay for the loss of time and do what you can to help until the injury is completely healed. That's your only responsibility. 20 Death is the punishment for beating to death any of your slaves. 21 However, if the slave lives a few days after the beating, you are not to be punished. After all, you have already lost the services of that slave who was your 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
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."
Later the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision, "Abram, don't be afraid! I will protect you and reward you greatly."
Genesis 16:9
The angel said, "Go back to Sarai and be her slave.
The angel said, "Go back to Sarai and be her slave.
Genesis 21:1
The Lord was good to Sarah and kept his promise.
The Lord was good to Sarah and kept his promise.
Genesis 21:2
Although Abraham was very old, Sarah had a son exactly at the time God had said.
Although Abraham was very old, Sarah had a son exactly at the time God had said.
Genesis 21:4
and when the boy was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as the Lord had commanded.
and when the boy was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, just as the Lord had commanded.
Genesis 21:6
and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.
and Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Now everyone will laugh with me.
Genesis 21:13
but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation."
but the son of the slave woman is also your son, and I will make his descendants into a great nation."
Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar an animal skin full of water and some bread. Then he put the boy on her shoulder and sent them away. They wandered around in the desert near Beersheba,
Genesis 46:3
God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.
God said, "I am God, the same God your father worshiped. Don't be afraid to go to Egypt. I will give you so many descendants that one day they will become a nation.
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them,
The Lord said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them,
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.
