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Exodus 21:17

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

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Exodus 21:17 in other translations

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

Exodus 21:17 · World English Bible

Exodus 21:17 in context

  1. 15And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
  2. 16And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
  3. 17And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
  4. 18And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed;
  5. 19if he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.