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Exodus 21:17

Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Exodus 21:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

וּמְקַלֵּ֥ל אָבִ֛יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃ ס

  1. וּמְקַלֵּ֥לu.me.ka.Lel“and [one who] will curse”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קָלַל · “to lighten” · Strong's H7043
  2. אָבִ֛יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  3. וְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.Mo“and mother his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  4. מ֥וֹתMot“certainly <to die>”
    Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  5. יוּמָֽת׃ סyu.Mat“he will be put to death”
    Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)