New Living Translation
Leviticus 20:9
9“Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense.
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
7So set yourselves apart to be holy, for I am the Lord your God. 8Keep all my decrees by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord who makes you holy. “Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense. 10“If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death. 11“If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father’s wives, both the man and the woman must be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.
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
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Cross-references for Leviticus 20:9
- Exodus 21:17“Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is anyone who dishonors father or mother.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Proverbs 20:20If you insult your father or mother, your light will be snuffed out in total darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11Some people curse their father and do not thank their mother.
- Matthew 15:4For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 7:10For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’
- Leviticus 20:11“If a man violates his father by having sex with one of his father’s wives, both the man and the woman must be put to death, for they are guilty of a capital offense.
- Joshua 2:19If they go out into the street and are killed, it will not be our fault. But if anyone lays a hand on people inside this house, we will accept the responsibility for their death.
- Judges 9:24God was punishing Abimelech for murdering Gideon’s seventy sons, and the citizens of Shechem for supporting him in this treachery of murdering his brothers.
- 2 Samuel 1:16“You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the Lord’s anointed one.”
- 1 Kings 2:32The Lord will repay him for the murders of two men who were more righteous and better than he. For my father knew nothing about the deaths of Abner son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and of Amasa son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.
- Matthew 27:25And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death—we 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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