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Complete Jewish Bible
Exodus 21:17
"Whoever curses his father or mother must 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.
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 "Whoever attacks a person and causes his death must be put to death. 13 If it was not premeditated but an act of God, then I will designate for you a place to which he can flee. 14 But if someone willfully kills another after deliberate planning, you are to take him even from my altar and put him to death. 15 "Whoever attacks his father or mother must be put to death. 16 "Whoever kidnaps someone must be put to death, regardless of whether he has already sold him or the person is found still in his possession. 17 "Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. 18 "If two people fight, and one hits the other with a stone or with his fist, and the injured party doesn't die but is confined to his bed; 19 then, if he recovers enough to be able to walk around outside, even if with a cane, the attacker will be free of liability, except to compensate him for his loss of time and take responsibility for his care until his recovery is complete. 20 (ii) "If a person beats his male or female slave with a stick so severely that he dies, he is to be punished; 21 except that if the slave lives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave 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
Some time later the word of Adonai came to Avram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Avram. I am your protector; your reward will be very great."
Some time later the word of Adonai came to Avram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Avram. I am your protector; your reward will be very great."
Genesis 16:9
The angel of Adonai said to her, "Go back to your mistress, and submit to her authority."
The angel of Adonai said to her, "Go back to your mistress, and submit to her authority."
Genesis 16:11
The angel of Adonai said to her, "Look, you are pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. You are to call him Yishma‘el [God pays attention] because Adonai has paid attention to your misery.
The angel of Adonai said to her, "Look, you are pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. You are to call him Yishma‘el [God pays attention] because Adonai has paid attention to your misery.
Genesis 21:1
Adonai remembered Sarah as he had said, and Adonai did for Sarah what he had promised.
Adonai remembered Sarah as he had said, and Adonai did for Sarah what he had promised.
Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.
Sarah conceived and bore Avraham a son in his old age, at the very time God had said to him.
Genesis 21:4
Avraham circumcised his son Yitz'chak when he was eight days old, as God had ordered him to do.
Avraham circumcised his son Yitz'chak when he was eight days old, as God had ordered him to do.
Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, "God has given me good reason to laugh; now everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
Sarah said, "God has given me good reason to laugh; now everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
Genesis 21:13
But I will also make a nation from the son of the slave-girl, since he is descended from you."
But I will also make a nation from the son of the slave-girl, since he is descended from you."
Genesis 21:14
Avraham got up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child; then he sent her away. After leaving, she wandered in the desert around Be'er-Sheva.
Avraham got up early in the morning, took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child; then he sent her away. After leaving, she wandered in the desert around Be'er-Sheva.
Genesis 46:3
He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down to Egypt. It is there that I will make you into a great nation.
He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Don't be afraid to go down to Egypt. It is there that I will make you into a great nation.
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.
