Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Gill's Exposition
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father, or his mother,.... That secretly despises them in his heart, and by looks and gestures mocks at them in a private manner, unseen by others, Pro 30:17;…
Compare Jos 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deu 27:12, Deu 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the…
When the law was written, to be seen and read by all men, the sanctions of it were to be published, which, to complete the solemnity of their covenanting with God, they were deliberately to declare…
Cambridge Bible
Cp. Deu 5:16; Deu 21:18 ff.; E, Exo 20:11; Exo 21:17; H, Lev 20:9. Setteth light byor dishonoureth, the opposite of honour, Deu 5:16.
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