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Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>shall be</i> upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood <i>shall be</i> upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘If <i>there is</i> anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall certainly be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, <i>and has brought</i> his own death upon himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘If <i>there is</i> anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘If <i>there is</i> anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother. His bloodguiltiness is upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he shall most certainly be put to death; he has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on him [that is, he bears full responsibility for the consequences].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you curse your father or mother, you will be put to death, and it will be your own fault. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD gave the following regulations. Any of you that curse your father or mother shall be put to death; you are responsible for your own death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Anyone who curses his father or mother is certainly to be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so his guilt will remain his responsibility."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If anyone curses his father and mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father and mother; his blood guilt is on himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon himself. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For any man who reviles his father and his mother is certainly put to death; he has reviled his father and his mother: his blood [is] on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood is on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />When a man, a man who shall lightly esteem his father and his mother, dying, he shall die: he lightly esteemed ha father and his mother: his blood is upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that curseth his father, or mother, dying let him die: he hath cursed his father, and mother, let his blood be upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever curses his father or mother shall die a death; he has cursed his father and mother. So let his blood be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Anyone who curses father or mother shall be put to death; and having cursed father or mother, such a one will bear the bloodguilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All who curse father or mother shall be put to death; having cursed father or mother, their blood is upon them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he who curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a man who will curse his father or his mother shall certainly be killed; he cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For whatsoever man there be 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Every man who shall speak evil of his father or of his mother, let him die the death; has he spoken evil of his father or his mother? he shall be guilty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/20-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5338" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/20.htm">Punishments for Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>And you shall keep My statutes and practice them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">anyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm" title="7043: yə·qal·lêl (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To be slight, swift or trifling. A primitive root; to be light, literally Or figuratively.">curses</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">or mother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">he must be put to death.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yū·māṯ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm" title="7043: qil·lêl (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To be slight, swift or trifling. A primitive root; to be light, literally Or figuratively.">He has cursed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: wə·’im·mōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">or mother;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">his blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">shall be upon him.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Exodus 21:17</a></span><br />Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-18.htm">Deuteronomy 21:18-21</a></span><br />If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined, / his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown, / and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4</a></span><br />For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Mark 7:10</a></span><br />For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a></span><br />Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a></span><br />As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-1.htm">Ephesians 6:1-3</a></span><br />Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. / “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-20.htm">Colossians 3:20</a></span><br />Children, obey your parents in everything, for this is pleasing to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a></span><br />Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a></span><br />Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-19.htm">Matthew 19:19</a></span><br />honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-20.htm">Luke 18:20</a></span><br />You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-30.htm">Romans 1:30</a></span><br />slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">2 Timothy 3:2</a></span><br />For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-6.htm">Genesis 9:6</a></span><br />Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For every one that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be on him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Exodus 21:17</a></b></br> And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Deuteronomy 27:16</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a></b></br> Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.</p><p class="hdg">his blood</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Leviticus 20:11-13,16,27</a></b></br> And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood <i>shall be</i> upon them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/2-19.htm">Joshua 2:19</a></b></br> And it shall be, <i>that</i> whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood <i>shall be</i> upon his head, and we <i>will be</i> guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood <i>shall be</i> on our head, if <i>any</i> hand be upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-24.htm">Judges 9:24</a></b></br> That the cruelty <i>done</i> to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-4.htm">Bloodguiltiness</a> <a href="/exodus/22-28.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Curses</a> <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Curseth</a> <a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-32.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-3.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-2.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/job/3-1.htm">Revileth</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-13.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Bloodguiltiness</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Curses</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-15.htm">Curseth</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-15.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-5.htm">Head</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-14.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Revileth</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Whatsoever</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-1.htm">Of him who gives his seed to Moloch</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-4.htm">Of him who favors such an one</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Of going to wizards</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-7.htm">Of sanctification</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Of him who curses his parents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-11.htm">Of incest</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Of sodomy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Of bestiality</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Of uncleanness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Obedience is required with holiness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/20-27.htm">Wizards must be put to death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient Israelite society, the family unit was foundational, and respect for parents was seen as respect for God's ordained order. Cursing, in this context, implies a severe form of disrespect or rebellion, not merely using foul language but invoking harm or wishing evil upon one's parents. This reflects the gravity of maintaining familial and societal harmony.<p><b>he must be put to death</b><br>The prescribed punishment highlights the seriousness with which God views the breakdown of family respect and authority. In the ancient Near Eastern context, such severe penalties were not uncommon for actions that threatened the social fabric. This law served as a deterrent, emphasizing the sanctity of the family and the community's role in upholding divine commandments. It also reflects the holiness code in Leviticus, which seeks to maintain purity and order among God's people.<p><b>He has cursed his father or mother</b><br>Repetition of the offense underscores its gravity and the certainty of the transgression. This mirrors the biblical principle that words have power and consequences (<a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Proverbs 18:21</a>). The act of cursing one's parents is seen as a direct violation of God's command and an affront to the divine order, warranting the community's intervention.<p><b>his blood shall be upon him</b><br>This phrase indicates personal responsibility for one's actions. The individual bears the guilt and consequences of their sin, a concept echoed throughout Scripture (<a href="/ezekiel/18-20.htm">Ezekiel 18:20</a>). It also implies that the community, in executing judgment, is not held accountable for the death, as the transgressor has brought it upon themselves. This principle of justice is seen in the broader biblical narrative, where sin leads to death, but through Christ, believers find redemption and life (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God, including the laws in Leviticus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, living in the wilderness at the time.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where Moses received the laws from God, including the commandments found in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The divine lawgiver who established the covenant with Israel and provided the laws for holy living.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/parents.htm">Parents (Father and Mother)</a></b><br>The immediate family members whom the law specifically mentions as deserving of honor and respect.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_family_relationships.htm">The Sanctity of Family Relationships</a></b><br>The family unit is foundational in God's design, and honoring parents is crucial for maintaining its sanctity. This command underscores the importance of respect and reverence within the family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The severe penalty for cursing parents highlights the gravity of sin in God's eyes. It serves as a reminder of the holiness God requires and the seriousness with which He views rebellion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a></b><br>The law serves as a tutor, showing us our need for grace and pointing us to Christ. While the specific penalties may not apply today, the principles behind them remain relevant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_authority.htm">Respect for Authority</a></b><br>Honoring parents is a principle that extends to respecting all forms of God-given authority. It teaches us to live in submission to God's order.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance_and_forgiveness.htm">The Call to Repentance and Forgiveness</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law prescribed death, the New Testament offers forgiveness through Christ. Believers are called to repent and seek reconciliation in family relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_death_for_cursing_parents_cultural.htm">In Leviticus 20:9, why does the penalty of death for cursing a parent align with an ancient cultural norm rather than reflecting a consistent moral principle that applies universally? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_new_anointing.htm">What does 'uncover the nakedness' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_blood_of_christ_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the Blood of Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_homosexuality,_execution.htm">What does the Bible say about homosexuality and execution?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">For every one that curseth his father.</span>--Though the administrators of the Law during the second Temple have laid down the most minute regulation with regard to filial obedience (see <a href="/leviticus/19-3.htm" title="You shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.">Leviticus 19:3</a>), and though nothing can exceed the tenderness with which they instilled into the hearts of children the Biblical precepts on this subject (<a href="/exodus/20-12.htm" title="Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on the land which the LORD your God gives you.">Exodus 20:12</a>), yet they enacted that the child only incurred the penalty of death when he used the ineffable name God when cursing his parent, who was either alive or dead, and that if he used an attribute of the Deity, such as Almighty, the Merciful, <span class= "ital">&c, </span>he was simply to be beaten with stripes. This will account for the rendering of this passage in the ancient Chaldee Version, "who curseth his father or his mother by the inexpressible name," <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>Jehovah.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - See above, the note on chapter Leviticus 19:14, which shows how God's word is made of none effect by man's traditions. God says that a man who <span class="cmt_word">curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.</span> Human authority, incontrovertible throughout a great part of Christendom, declares that in most cases it is no grave sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/20-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">curses</span><br /><span class="heb">יְקַלֵּ֧ל</span> <span class="translit">(yə·qal·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm">Strong's 7043: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slight, swift or trifling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or mother,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must be put to death.</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has cursed</span><br /><span class="heb">קִלֵּ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(qil·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7043.htm">Strong's 7043: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be slight, swift or trifling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֧יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or mother;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִמּ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his blood</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּמָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(dā·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[shall be] upon him.</span><br /><span class="heb">בּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 20:9 For everyone who curses his father (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/20-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 20:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 20:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 20:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>