Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"'Whosoever curseth his father or mother, shall die for it, his blood on his head, because he hath cursed his father or mother.

New American Standard Bible

If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands.

International Standard Version

"Anyone who curses his father or mother is certainly to be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so his guilt will remain his responsibility."

A Conservative Version

For he 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.

American Standard Version

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Amplified

‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he shall most certainly be put to death; he has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on him [that is, he bears full responsibility for the consequences].

Bible in Basic English

Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

Darby Translation

Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.

Julia Smith Translation

When a man, a man who shall lightly esteem his father and his mother, dying, he shall die: he lightly esteemed ha father and his mother: his blood is upon him.

King James 2000

For every one that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Lexham Expanded Bible

" 'If [there is] {anyone} who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father and his mother--his blood [is] upon him.

Modern King James verseion

And any man 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 on him.

NET Bible

"'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.

New Heart English Bible

"'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.

The Emphasized Bible

When, any man whatsoever, curseth his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death, - his father or his mother, hath he cursed, his blood, shall be upon himself.

Webster

For every one that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

World English Bible

"'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.

Youngs Literal Translation

For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood is on him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

one
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

or his mother
אם 
'em 
אם 
'em 
Usage: 220
Usage: 220

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

put to death
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

References

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Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Family And Sexual Offenses

8 And see that ye keep mine ordinances and do them. For I am the LORD which sanctify you. 9 "'Whosoever curseth his father or mother, shall die for it, his blood on his head, because he hath cursed his father or mother. 10 He that breaketh wedlock with another man's wife shall die for it, because he hath broke wedlock with his neighbour's wife, and so shall she likewise.

Cross References

Exodus 21:17

And he that curseth his father or mother, shall be put to death for it.

Deuteronomy 27:16

"'Cursed be he that curseth his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Matthew 15:4

For God commanded, saying, 'Honour thy father and mother,' and, 'He that curseth father or mother, shall suffer death.'

Mark 7:10

For Moses said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother,' and, 'Whosoever curseth father or mother, let him die for it.'

Judges 9:24

and wished that the wickedness done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come on him, and laid the blood of them unto Abimelech their brother which slew them, and unto the other citizens of Shechem which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

2 Samuel 1:16

Then said David unto him, "Thy blood upon thine own head; for thine own mouth hath testified against thee, saying, 'I have slain the LORD's anointed.'"

Proverbs 20:20

Whoso curseth his father and mother, his light shall be put out in the midst of darkness.

Proverbs 30:11

He that bringeth up an evil report upon the generation of his father and mother, is not worthy to be commended.

Proverbs 30:17

Whoso laugheth his father to scorn, and setteth his mother's commandment at naught; the ravens pick out his eyes in the valley, and devoured be he of the young Eagles.

Leviticus 20:11-13

If a man lie with his father's wife and uncover his father's privities, they shall both die for it, their blood be upon their heads.

Leviticus 20:16

If a woman go unto a beast and lie down thereto: thou shalt kill the woman and the beast also they shall die, and their blood be upon their heads.

Leviticus 20:27

"'If there be man or woman that worketh with a spirit or a maker of dismal days, they shall die for it. Men shall stone them with stones, and their blood shall be upon them.'"

1 Kings 2:32

And the LORD bring his blood upon his own head, for he smote two men righteouser and better than he, and slew them with the sword; my father unwitting: even Abner the son of Ner captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether captain of the host of Judah.

Joshua 2:19

And then whosoever go out at the doors of thy house, into the street, his blood shall be upon his own head, and we guiltless. And whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood be upon our heads if any man's hand be upon him:

Matthew 27:25

Then answered all the people, and said, "His blood be on us, and on our children."

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