17And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: …
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? …
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 shall be upon him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-21)Here is, I. A law concerning murder. He had lately said, Thou shalt not kill ; here he provides, 1. For the punishing of wilful murder (Exod. 21:12): He that smiteth a man , whether upon a sudden passion or in malice prepense, so that he die , the government must take care that the murderer be put to death , according to that ancient law (Gen. 9:6), Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blo…
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