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Forכִּיany manאִישׁ אִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרcursesיְקַלֵּלhis fatherאֶת אָבִיוor his motherוְאֶת אִמּוֹshall surelyמוֹתbe put to death;יוּמָתhe has cursedקִלֵּלhis fatherאָבִיוor his mother;וְאִמּוֹhis blood isדָּמָיוon him.בּוֹ
Leviticus 20:9
Study it in the app“For any man who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is on him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 20:9, word by word
- any manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- cursesיְקַלֵּלyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- or his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears- his blood isדָּמָיdamay
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damay” appears
Translation note
It can be understood that “his blood is on him” means that he himself is responsible for his death. Jesus quoted this law (Matthew 15:4).
The context
8And you shall keep my statutes and do them. I am YHWH, who sanctifies you.
9 · This verse (above)
10And a man who commits adultery with the wife of a man, who commits adultery with the wife of his neighbor, shall surely be put to death, the adulterer and the adulteress.