Exodus 21:15 “Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.”

Exodus 21:15

Whoever strikes his father or mother must surely be put to death.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

World English Bible

“Anyone who attacks his father or his mother shall be surely put to death.

American Standard Version

And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also hee that smiteth his father or his mother, shall die the death.

Darby Translation

And he that striketh his father, or his mother, shall certainly be put to death.

Young's Literal Translation

'And he who smiteth his father or his mother is certainly put to death.

Bible in Basic English

Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.

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Cross references

“And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.”

Deuteronomy 21:18–21 Deuteronomy 27:24 Proverbs 30:11 Proverbs 30:17 1 Timothy 1:9

Deuteronomy 21:18–21 · BSB

If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and does not listen to them when disciplined,

Deuteronomy 27:24 · BSB

‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

Proverbs 30:11 · BSB

There is a generation of those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

Proverbs 30:17 · BSB

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

1 Timothy 1:9 · BSB

We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.

16Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.

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