New English Translation
Exodus 21:17
17“Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely 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 strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death. 16“Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death. “Whoever treats his father or his mother disgracefully must surely be put to death. 18“If men fight, and one strikes his neighbor with a stone or with his fist and he does not die, but must remain in bed, 19and then if he gets up and walks about outside on his staff, then the one who struck him is innocent, except he must pay for the injured person’s loss of time and see to it that he is fully healed.
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“‘If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 20:20The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Matthew 15:3He answered them, “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
- Mark 7:10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever insults his 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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