Exodus 21:15 - Printer Friendly

ESV: “Whoever strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.

NIV: Anyone who attacks their father or mother is to be put to death.

NASB: And one who strikes his father or his mother shall certainly be put to death.

CSB: "Whoever strikes his father or his mother must be put to death.

NLT: Anyone who strikes father or mother must be put to death.

KJV: And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

NKJV: “And he who strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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