New American Standard Bible 2020
Exodus 21:17
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“And one who strikes his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death. 16“Now one who kidnaps someone, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall certainly be put to death. “And one who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death. 18“Now if people have a quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or with a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed, 19if he gets up and walks around outside on his staff, then he who struck him shall go unpunished; he shall only pay for his loss of time, and shall pay for his care until he is completely healed.
Read all of Exodus 21Exodus 21:17 word by word
וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל אָבִ֛יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Exodus 21:17
- Leviticus 20:9‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall certainly be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and has brought his own death upon himself.
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is one who treats his father or mother contemptuously.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- Proverbs 20:20He who curses his father or his mother, His lamp will go out in time of darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a kind of person who curses his father And does not bless his mother.
- Matthew 15:3And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
- Mark 7:10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother, is certainly to 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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Notes
- 1. Exodus 21:17 Lev 20:9; Prov 20:20; Matt 15:4; Mark 7:10 ↩
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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