King James Version
Exodus 21:17 in the King James Version says “And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. curseth: or, revileth” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. curseth: or, revileth”
Exodus 21:17 · KJV
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. curseth: or, revileth
And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: another: or, his neighbour
If 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. the loss: Heb. his ceasing
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he that curseth”
H7043to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
“or his mother”
H517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
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