God’s Word Translation
Exodus 21:17
17“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
Exodus 21:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
- New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And he who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Context of Exodus 21:17
15“Whoever hits his father or mother must be put to death. 16“Whoever kidnaps another person must be put to death, whether he has sold the kidnapped person or still has him. “Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. 18“This is what you must do whenever men quarrel and one hits the other with a rock or with his fist and injures him so that he has to stay in bed. 19If the injured man can get up again and walk around outside with a cane, the one who hit him must not be punished. He must pay the injured man for the loss of his time and for all his medical expenses.
Read all of Exodus 21Exodus 21:17 word by word
וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל אָבִ֛יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Exodus 21:17
- Leviticus 20:9“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die.
- Deuteronomy 27:16“Whoever curses his father or mother will himself be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.
- Proverbs 20:20The lamp of the person who curses his father and mother will be snuffed out in total darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11A certain kind of person curses his father and does not bless his mother.
- Matthew 15:3He answered them, “Why do you break the commandment of God because of your traditions?
- Mark 7:10For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’
Commentaries on Exodus 21:17
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 God, who by his providence gives and maintains life, by his law protects it. A wilful murderer shall be taken even from God's altar. But God provided cities of refuge to protect those whose unhappiness it was, and not their fault, to cause the death of another; for such as by accident, when a man is doing a lawful act, without intent of hurt, happens to kill another. Let children hear the sentence of God's word upon the ungrateful and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Anyone who curses: See study note on Leviticus 20:9; see also Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16; 21:18–21; Ephesians 6:1–4.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-367-11. if a man sell his daughter--Hebrew girls might be redeemed for a reasonable sum. But in the event of her parents or friends being unable to pay the redemption money, her owner was not at liberty to sell her elsewhere. Should she have been betrothed to him or his son, and either change their minds, a maintenance must be provided for her suitable to her condition as his intended wife, or her freedom instantly granted.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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