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Exodus 21:15

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

KJV

Qui percusserit patrem suum aut matrem, morte moriatur.

Vulgate

Ὃς τύπτει πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ μητέρα αὐτοῦ, θανάτῳ θανατούσθω.

LXX

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

ASV

וּ/מַכֵּ֥ה אָבִ֛י/ו וְ/אִמּ֖/וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

4 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
ם
m
verb · 499×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Exod 20:12 — Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • Lev 19:3 — Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.