Leviticus

Leviticus 20:9–10

⁹If anyone curses^a his father or mother, he must be put to death.^b He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.

¹⁰If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife— with the wife of his neighbor— both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.

Footnotes

a 20:9 Or dishonors or reviles; similarly again in this verse
b 20:9 Cited in Matthew 15:4|MAT 15:4and Mark 7:10

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Leviticus 20:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
anyone	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
curses	יְקַלֵּ֧ל	yə·qal·lêl	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
his father	אָבִ֛יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
or mother	אִמּ֖וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
he must be put to death	מ֣וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die
He has cursed	קִלֵּ֖ל	qil·lêl	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
his father	אָבִ֧יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
or mother	וְאִמּ֛וֹ	wə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
his blood	דָּמָ֥יו	dā·māw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1818 blood
upon him	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Leviticus 20:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If a man	וְאִ֗ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
commits adultery	יִנְאַף֙	yin·’ap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
man’s	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H853 mark of the accusative
the wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of his neighbor	רֵעֵ֑הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
both the adulterer	הַנֹּאֵ֖ף	han·nō·’êp̄	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5003 commit adultery
and the adulteress	וְהַנֹּאָֽפֶת׃	wə·han·nō·’ā·p̄eṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H5003 commit adultery
must surely be put to death	מֽוֹת־	mō·wṯ-	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

Cross-references

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Leviticus 20:9 Exodus 21:17 · Mark 7:10 · Deuteronomy 27:16 · Matthew 15:4 · Proverbs 20:20 · Proverbs 30:17 · 2 Samuel 1:16 · Proverbs 30:11

Leviticus 20:10 John 8:4–5 · Deuteronomy 22:22–24 · Deuteronomy 5:18 · Exodus 20:14 · Leviticus 18:20 · 2 Samuel 12:13 · Ezekiel 23:45–47

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.