9If 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.
Focused Passage
Leviticus 20:9
Holiness, Judgment, and the LORD Who Sanctifies His People
The chapter begins with penalties for Molek worship and warnings against tolerating child sacrifice, then forbids turning to mediums and spiritists. It calls Israel to consecrate themselves because the LORD sanctifies them. It then gives penalties for cursing parents and for multiple sexual sins, including adultery, incest, same-sex intercourse, and bestiality. The chapter closes by commanding Israel to distinguish clean and unclean, reject the nations' practices, and live as the LORD's separated possession.
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Verse 9
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Ifכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionanyoneאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular. . .אִ֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativecursesיְקַלֵּ֧לH7043Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis fatherאָבִ֛יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markeror motherאִמּ֖וֹH517Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe must be put to deathמ֣וֹתH4191Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .יוּמָ֑תH4191Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularHe has cursedקִלֵּ֖לH7043Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularhis fatherאָבִ֧יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularor motherוְאִמּ֛וֹH517Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularhis bloodדָּמָ֥יוH1818Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular[shall be] upon himבּֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Or dishonors or reviles; similarly again in this verse
- Cited in Matthew 15:4 and Mark 7:10