Leviticus 20:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is upon him.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For everyone that 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For every{H376} one{H376} that curseth{H7043} his father{H1} or his mother{H517} shall surely{H4191} be put to death:{H4191} he hath cursed{H7043} his father{H1} or his mother;{H517} his blood{H1818} shall be upon him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For every{H376} one{H376} that curseth{H7043}{(H8762)} his father{H1} or his mother{H517} shall be surely{H4191}{(H8800)} put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}: he hath cursed{H7043}{(H8765)} his father{H1} or his mother{H517}; his blood{H1818} shall be upon him.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Whosoeuer curseth his father or mother, shall dye for it, his bloude on his heed, because he hath cursed his father or mother.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Who so euer curseth his father or his mother, shall dye the death: his bloude be vpon him, because he hath cursed his father or mother.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If there be any that curseth his father or his mother, he shall die the death: seeing hee hath cursed his father and his mother, his blood shalbe vpon him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Whosoeuer he be that despiseth his father or his mother, let hym dye: for he hath deminished the estimation of his father & mother, his blood be vpon him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Family Life and Sexual Prohibitions“‘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.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 21:17 : 17 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • Matt 15:4 : 4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’
  • Mark 7:10 : 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.
  • Prov 30:11 : 11 There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks a father, that scorns obedience to a mother, will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
  • Judg 9:24 : 24 This happened so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might be avenged, and their blood laid on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the leaders of Shechem, who had supported him in killing his brothers.
  • 2 Sam 1:16 : 16 David said to him, 'Your blood is on your own head, because your own mouth testified against you when you said, ‘I killed the LORD's anointed.’'
  • 1 Kgs 2:32 : 32 The LORD will bring back his blood on his own head, because he struck down two men more righteous and better than himself—Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel's army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah's army—killing them with the sword without my father David knowing it.
  • Lev 20:11-13 : 11 If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them. 12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion; their blood is upon them. 13 If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
  • Lev 20:16 : 16 If a woman approaches any animal to mate with it, you must kill the woman and the animal. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.
  • Lev 20:27 : 27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.
  • Josh 2:19 : 19 If anyone leaves the house, their death will be on their own head, and we will not be guilty. But if harm comes to anyone in your house, we will take the blame.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 21:14-17
    4 verses
    93%

    14 However, if someone schemes and acts deliberately to kill his neighbor, you shall take him even from my altar to be put to death.

    15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

    16 Anyone who kidnaps another person, whether he sells him or the victim is still in his possession, shall surely be put to death.

    17 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Matt 15:4-5
    2 verses
    87%

    4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’

    5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

  • Mark 7:10
    85%

    10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'

  • Deut 27:16
    82%

    16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Prov 20:20
    82%

    20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.

  • Lev 20:10-14
    5 verses
    80%

    10 If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

    11 If a man sleeps with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness. Both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

    12 If a man sleeps with his daughter-in-law, both of them must surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion; their blood is upon them.

    13 If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

    14 If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depravity. He and they must be burned with fire, so that there will be no depravity among you.

  • Lev 24:14-17
    4 verses
    79%

    14 Bring out the one who cursed to a place outside the camp, and all those who heard him shall lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly shall stone him.

    15 And speak to the Israelites, saying: If any man curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

    16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The entire assembly shall stone him. Whether a foreigner or a native-born, if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

    17 Anyone who takes the life of another person must be put to death.

  • Exod 20:12-13
    2 verses
    79%

    12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

    13 You shall not murder.

  • Prov 30:11
    78%

    11 There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.

  • Deut 5:16-17
    2 verses
    76%

    16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well for you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

    17 You shall not murder.

  • Exod 21:12
    76%

    12 Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death.

  • Matt 19:19
    76%

    19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

  • Exod 31:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14 You shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among their people.

    15 For six days, work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

  • Deut 13:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 do not yield to him or listen to him. Show no pity or compassion, and do not shield him.

    10 Instead, you must put him to death. Your hand shall be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hand of all the people.

  • Prov 19:26
    75%

    26 Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

  • Ezek 18:18
    75%

    18 But his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his own people, and did what was not good among them—behold, he will die for his iniquity.

  • Deut 24:16
    74%

    16 Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.

  • Lev 19:3
    74%

    3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 27:20
    73%

    20 Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his father's wife, for he has dishonored his father's bed. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Exod 20:7
    73%

    7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

  • Lev 20:2
    73%

    2 Say to the Israelites, 'Any man from the Israelites or from the foreigners residing in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones.

  • Exod 35:2
    72%

    2 Work is to be done for six days, but the seventh day will be holy to you, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on it must be put to death.

  • Lev 20:27
    72%

    27 If a man or a woman has a spirit of divination or is a medium, they must be put to death. They are to be stoned, and their blood is upon them.

  • Num 35:17
    72%

    17 If someone strikes another with a stone that is large enough to cause death and the person dies, they are a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

  • Eph 6:2
    72%

    2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),

  • Lev 20:8
    72%

    8 Keep my statutes and do them. I am the LORD who sanctifies you.

  • Deut 21:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21 Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear of it and be afraid.

    22 If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and you hang his body on a tree,

  • Prov 28:24
    72%

    24 Whoever robs his father or mother and says, 'There is no wrong in it,' is a companion to a destroyer.

  • Num 35:30
    71%

    30 Anyone who kills another person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses; but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

  • Lev 24:21
    71%

    21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a person must be put to death.

  • Matt 5:21
    71%

    21 You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.

  • Deut 27:23
    71%

    23 Cursed is anyone who sleeps with his mother-in-law. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Matt 10:21
    71%

    21 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

  • Num 35:19
    71%

    19 The avenger of blood is to put the murderer to death; when they encounter the murderer, the avenger is to put them to death.