Kiddushin 30b § 3
Honor Your Parents
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Every man, you shall revere your father and mother.
From here: I know only about a man.
That a man is obligated to revere his parents.
Question: What do women need to revere their parents as well?
Answer: The phrase "You shall" means both men and women
Question: But then why the phrase: "Every Man"?
Answer: A man is always able to do this, and a woman is not.
Because once married, the woman is under the direction of her husband.
From here: I know only about a man.
That a man is obligated to revere his parents.
Question: What do women need to revere their parents as well?
Answer: The phrase "You shall" means both men and women
Question: But then why the phrase: "Every Man"?
Answer: A man is always able to do this, and a woman is not.
Because once married, the woman is under the direction of her husband.