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Leviticus 20:9

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.

KJV

Qui maledixerit patri suo, aut matri, morte moriatur : patri matrique maledixit : sanguis ejus sit super eum.

Vulgate

ἄνθρωπος ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἂν κακῶς εἴπῃ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ θανάτῳ θανατούσθω· πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ μητέρα αὐτοῦ κακῶς εἶπεν, ἔνοχος ἔσται.

LXX

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.

ASV

כִּֽי אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְקַלֵּ֧ל אֶת אָבִ֛י/ו וְ/אֶת אִמּ֖/וֹ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת אָבִ֧י/ו וְ/אִמּ֛/וֹ קִלֵּ֖ל דָּמָ֥י/ו בּֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
הָקֵל֙
hql
verb · 80×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×

Historic Christian voices

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

1. Introduction to the Feeding of the Five Thousand. And when even had come His disciples came to Him, Matthew 14:15 that is, at the consummation of the age in regard to which we may fitly say what is found in the Epistle of John, It is the last hour. 1 John 2:18 They, not yet understanding what the Word was about to do, say to Him, The place is desert, Matthew 14:15 seeing the…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 2:37 — For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
  • 2Sam 1:16 — And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.
  • 2Sam 1:16 — And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’s anointed.
  • Acts 18:6 — And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
  • Deut 27:16 — Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Deut 27:16 — Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
  • Exod 21:17 — And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
  • Exod 21:17 — And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
  • Ezek 18:13 — Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.
  • Ezek 22:7 — In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
  • Mark 7:10 — For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
  • Mark 7:10 — For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
  • Matt 15:4 — For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
  • Matt 15:4 — For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
  • Prov 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
  • Prov 20:20 — Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
  • Prov 30:11 — There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
  • Prov 30:11 — There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
  • Prov 30:17 — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
  • Prov 30:17 — The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.