Exodus 21:17 meaning and explanation
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
Exodus 21:17, Berean Standard Bible
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This command belongs to the case laws Moses set before Israel at Sinai, applying the Ten Commandments to daily life. The Hebrew verb here, qalal, means to treat lightly or despise, not merely to speak a rude word in anger.
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