Exodus 21:16

He that reviles his father or his mother shall surely die.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

In Context

15Whoever smites his father or his mother, let him be certainly put to death.

17Whosoever shall steal one of the children of Israel, and prevail over him and sell him, and he be found with him, let him + 21:17 Matt 15:4 certainly die.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:28And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.

Exodus 22:4And if the thing stolen be left and be in his hand alive, whether ox or sheep, he shall restore them two-fold.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 21:13-22

12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to… Read the whole commentary →

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