Exodus 21:17

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 21:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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WEB

World English Bible

“Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 21

¹⁵ Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.

¹⁶ Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

¹⁷ Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

¹⁸ If men are quarreling and one strikes the other with a stone or a fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

¹⁹ then the one who struck him shall go unpunished, as long as the other can get up and walk around outside with his staff. Nevertheless, he must compensate the man for his lost work and see that he is completely healed.

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