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Leviticus 20:9
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KJ21
“‘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.
ASV
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.
AMP
‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he shall most certainly be put to death; he has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on him [that is, he bears full responsibility for the consequences].
AMPC
Everyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or mother; his bloodguilt is upon him.
BRG
¶ 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.
CSB
“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault.
CSBA
‘If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his death is his own fault.
CEB
If anyone curses their father or mother, they must be executed. They have cursed their own father and mother; that person’s blood is on their own heads.
CJB
“‘A person who curses his father or mother must be put to death; having cursed his father or his mother, his blood is on him.
CEV
If you curse your father or mother, you will be put to death, and it will be your own fault.
DARBY
Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.
DRA
He that curseth his father, or mother, dying let him die: he hath cursed his father, and mother, let his blood be upon him.
ERV
“Whoever curses their father or mother must be put to death. They cursed their father or mother, so they are responsible for their own death!
EASY
If a person says bad things about his mother or his father, you must kill him. He has destroyed their honour. His sin will cause his death.
EHV
Indeed, if anybody curses his father and his mother, he must certainly be put to death. Since he has cursed his father and his mother, his blood is upon him.
ESV
For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.
ESVUK
For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.
EXB
“‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so he has brought his own ·death [L blood] on himself [Ex. 20:12; Deut. 5:16].
GNV
¶ If there be any that curseth his father or his mother he shall die the death, seeing he hath cursed his father and his mother, his blood shall be upon him.
GW
“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die.
GNT
The Lord gave the following regulations. Any of you that curse your father or mother shall be put to death; you are responsible for your own death.
HCSB
“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands.
ICB
“‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother. So he must be punished.
ISV
“Anyone who curses his father or mother is certainly to be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so his guilt will remain his responsibility.”
JUB
For any man that curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother. His bloodguiltiness is upon him.
LEB
“‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father and his mother—his blood is upon him.
TLB
“Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death—for he has cursed his own flesh and blood.
MSG
“Any and every person who curses his father or mother must be put to death. By cursing his father or mother he is responsible for his own death.
MEV
For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall be surely put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and his blood guilt shall be upon him.
NOG
“Whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother and deserves to die.
NABRE
Anyone who curses father or mother shall be put to death; and having cursed father or mother, such a one will bear the bloodguilt.
NASB
‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall certainly be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother, and has brought his own death upon himself.
NASB1995
‘If there is anyone who curses his father or his mother, he shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his bloodguiltiness is upon him.
NCB
“ ‘Everyone who curses his father or his mother must be put to death. He who curses his father or his mother is guilty of his blood.
NCV
“‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, so he has brought his own death on himself.
NET
“‘If anyone curses his father or mother he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood guilt is on himself.
NIRV
“ ‘Anyone who asks for bad things to happen to their father or mother must be put to death. They have cursed their father or mother. So anything that happens to them will be their own fault.
NIV
“‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.
NIVUK
‘“Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.
NKJV
‘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.
NLV
‘If there is anyone who curses his father or mother, he will for sure be put to death. Because he has cursed his father or mother, his blood will be on his own head.
NLT
“Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. Such a person is guilty of a capital offense.
NRSVA
All who curse father or mother shall be put to death; having cursed father or mother, their blood is upon them.
NRSVACE
All who curse father or mother shall be put to death; having cursed father or mother, their blood is upon them.
NRSVCE
All who curse father or mother shall be put to death; having cursed father or mother, their blood is upon them.
NRSVUE
All who curse father or mother shall be put to death; having cursed father or mother, their bloodguilt is upon them.
OJB
For every one that curseth his av or his em shall be surely put to death; he hath cursed his av or his em; his dahm shall be upon him.
RGT
‘If anyone curses his father or his mother, he shall die the death. He has cursed his father and his mother. His blood shall be upon him.
RSV
For every one who curses his father or his mother shall be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his blood is upon him.
RSVCE
For every one who curses his father or his mother shall be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother, his blood is upon him.
TLV
“Any man who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother, and his blood should be on him.
VOICE
Anyone who utters a curse on his father or mother must be put to death, for he has dishonored them, and their blood is on him.
WEB
“‘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 himself.
WYC
Therefore he that curseth his father, either mother, die he by death; if a man curseth his father and mother, his blood be on him. (He who curseth his father, or his mother, shall be put to death; if a man curseth his father, or his mother, his blood be on him.)
YLT
`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.
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