God’s Word Translation
Leviticus 20:9
9“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die.
Leviticus 20:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon him.
Context of Leviticus 20:9
7“Live holy lives. Be holy because I am the Lord your God. 8Obey my laws, and live by them. I am the Lord who sets you apart as holy. “Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die. 10“If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife or with his neighbor’s wife, both he and the woman must be put to death for their adultery. 11Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father’s wife has violated his father’s marriage. Both he and his father’s wife must be put to death. They deserve to die.
Read all of Leviticus 20Leviticus 20:9 word by word
כִּֽי־אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְקַלֵּ֧ל אֶת־אָבִ֛יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֖וֹ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת אָבִ֧יו וְאִמּ֛וֹ קִלֵּ֖ל דָּמָ֥יו בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 20:9
- Exodus 21:17“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death.
- 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 15:4For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 7:10For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’
- Leviticus 20:11Whoever has sexual intercourse with his father’s wife has violated his father’s marriage. Both he and his father’s wife must be put to death. They deserve to die.
- Joshua 2:19Whoever leaves your house will be responsible for his own life. We will be free from that responsibility. But we will take responsibility if anyone inside your house is harmed.
- Judges 9:24God did this so that the bloody violence committed against Jerubbaal’s 70 sons would happen to Abimelech and citizens of Shechem. Citizens of Shechem had helped Abimelech execute his brothers.
- 2 Samuel 1:16while David said, “You are responsible for spilling your own blood. You testified against yourself when you said, ‘I killed the Lord’s anointed king.’ ”
- 1 Kings 2:32The Lord will repay him for the slaughter he caused. Joab killed two honorable men who were better than he was. He used his sword to kill Abner (who was the son of Ner and the commander of Israel’s army) and Amasa (who was the son of Jether and the commander of Judah’s army). Joab did this without my father’s knowledge.
- Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “The responsibility for killing him will rest on us and our children.”
Commentaries on Leviticus 20:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Curseth his father or his mother - See the notes on Genesis 48:12, and Exodus 20:12; (note). He who conscientiously keeps the fifth commandment can be in no danger of this judgment. The term יקלל yekallel signifies, not only to curse, but to speak of a person contemptuously and disrespectfully, to make light of; so that all speeches which have a tendency to lessen our parents in the eyes of others, or to render their judgment, piety, etc., suspected and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The Hebrew word for curses means "to make light of, treat with contempt." It is traditionally translated as "curse," meaning to call someone a vulgar or profane name. Parental authority was given by God, not chosen by the child (see Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 21:18–21).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-197-19. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy--The minute specification of the incestuous and unnatural crimes here enumerated shows their sad prevalence amongst the idolatrous nations around, and the extreme proneness of the Israelites to follow the customs of their neighbors. It is to be understood, that, whenever mention is made that the offender was "to be put to death" without describing the mode, stoning is meant. The only instance of another…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 20
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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