Deuteronomy 27:16
14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,
15 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
18 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- KJV
- Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- WEB
- ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ASV
- Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- DARBY
- Cursed be he that slighteth his father or his mother! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- BLB
- ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
- ÅB
- Forbannet være den som ringeakter sin far eller sin mor! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
- OTB
- ‘Forbannet er den som behandler sin far eller mor med forakt.’ Da skal hele folket si: ‘Amen.’
- B1930
- Forbannet være den som ringeakter sin far eller sin mor! Og alt folket skal si: Amen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 19:3
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Read in contextExodus 21:17
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Read in contextExodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 21:18–21
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
Read in contextEzekiel 22:7
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
Read in contextProverbs 30:11–17
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
Read in contextMatthew 15:4–6
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:9
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.
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