Exodus 21:17

And he that curseth his av, or his em, shall surely be put to death.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16And he that kidnaps an ish, and selleth him, or if he be found in his power, the kidnapper shall surely be put to death.

18And if anashim quarrel, and one strike another with an even (stone), or with his egrof (fist), and he die not, but is bedfast;

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honor thy av and thy em; that thy yamim may be long upon ha'adamah which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee.

Deuteronomy 21:18If an ish have a stubborn and rebellious ben, which will not obey the voice of his av, or the voice of his em, and that, when they have chastened him, will not give heed unto them;

Deuteronomy 27:16Arur (cursed) be he that treats with contempt aviv or immo. And kol HaAm shall say, Omein.

Proverbs 30:11There is a dor (generation) that curseth its av, 1 and doth not make a bracha on its em. 1

Matthew 15:3But Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, in reply to them, said, Why [do] also you transgress the mitzvat Hashem for the sake of your own masoros?

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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