In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.
Parallel translations
- WEB then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,
- KJV And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
- BSB he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
- NKJV then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,
- NASB you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother;
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Quick answer
Having declared Corban, a person was then barred from aiding his parents. The tradition turned a vow into an excuse for neglect.
Overview
Once goods were pledged as Corban, the tradition forbade using them for parents, even in genuine need. Thus a man-made rule overrode the divine obligation to care for one's family. The example shows the destructive end of placing tradition above the plain commands of God.
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