Deuteronomy 27:16

27:16 ‘Cursed14 is the one who disrespects15 his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

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14	tn The Levites speak again at this point; throughout this pericope the Levites pronounce the curse and the people respond with “Amen.”
15	tn The Hebrew term קָלָה (qalah) means to treat with disdain or lack of due respect (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV “dishonors”; NLT “despises”). It is the opposite of כָּבֵד (kaved, “to be heavy,” that is, to treat with reverence and proper deference). To treat a parent lightly is to dishonor him or her and thus violate the fifth commandment (Deut 5:16; cf. Exod 21:17).