Leviticus 20:9 (ESV)ExpositionWhat does the phrase, “his blood is upon him” mean?ShareInformationReading ListEnglishLeviticus 20:9 (ESV)9 For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.This means that whoever committed the crime knew the consequences and so bore the guilt, responsibility and punishment for his own actions.
9 For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.