Tree of Life Version
Exodus 21:17
17“Whoever curses his father or his mother 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“Anyone who strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death. 16“Anyone who steals a person and sells him, or is found with him under his hand, must surely be put to death. “Whoever curses his father or his mother must surely be put to death. 18“If people quarrel, and one strikes the other with a stone or with his fist, and the other does not die but lies in bed, 19if he rises again and walks around on his staff, then the one that struck him he will be cleared. But he must pay for the loss of his time and help him to be thoroughly 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“Any man who curses his father or his mother should surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, and his blood should be on him.
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who dishonors his father or mother.’ Then all the people are to say, ‘Amen.’
- Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be snuffed out in utter darkness.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
- Matthew 15:3And answering, He said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
- Mark 7:10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of 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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