Leviticus 24
New King James Version
Care of the Tabernacle Lamps(A)
24 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 (B)“Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. 3 Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it from evening until morning before the Lord continually; it shall be a statute forever in your generations. 4 He shall [a]be in charge of the lamps on (C)the pure gold lampstand before the Lord continually.
The Bread of the Tabernacle
5 “And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve (D)cakes with it. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. 6 You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, (E)on the pure gold table before the Lord. 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a (F)memorial, an offering made by fire to the Lord. 8 (G)Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 9 And (H)it shall be for Aaron and his sons, (I)and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the Lord made by fire, by a perpetual statute.”
The Penalty for Blasphemy
10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. 11 And the Israelite woman’s son (J)blasphemed the name of the Lord and (K)cursed; and so they (L)brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) 12 Then they (M)put him [b]in custody, (N)that [c]the mind of the Lord might be shown to them.
13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him (O)lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
15 “Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God (P)shall [d]bear his sin. 16 And whoever (Q)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death.
17 (R)‘Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. 18 (S)Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal.
19 ‘If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as (T)he has done, so shall it be done to him— 20 fracture for (U)fracture, (V)eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. 21 And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. 22 You shall have (W)the[e] same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am the Lord your God.’ ”
23 Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they took outside the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 24:4 arrange or set in order
- Leviticus 24:12 under guard
- Leviticus 24:12 Lit. it might be declared to them from the mouth of the Lord
- Leviticus 24:15 be responsible for
- Leviticus 24:22 one standard of judgment
3 Mose 24
Hoffnung für Alle
Der Leuchter und die Gott geweihten Brote
24 Der Herr sprach zu Mose: 2 »Sag den Israeliten, sie sollen dir reines Olivenöl von bester Qualität für den Leuchter bringen, damit die Lampen ständig brennen. 3 Aaron soll den Leuchter im heiligen Zelt aufstellen – vor dem Vorhang zum Allerheiligsten, in dem die Bundeslade steht. Vom Abend bis zum Morgen soll das Licht brennen und mein Heiligtum erhellen. Diese Weisung gilt für euch und alle kommenden Generationen. 4 Aaron muss dafür sorgen, dass die Lampen auf dem goldenen Leuchter im Heiligtum nicht verlöschen!
5 Backt zwölf Fladenbrote, jedes aus zweieinhalb Kilogramm Weizenmehl, 6 und legt sie in zwei Stapeln zu je sechs Broten auf den goldenen Tisch in meinem Heiligtum! 7 Dann sollt ihr reinen Weihrauch dazulegen und ihn – anstelle der Brote – zu meinem Gedenken auf dem Altar verbrennen. 8 An jedem Sabbat werden neue Brote im Heiligtum aufgeschichtet. Dazu sind die Israeliten in unserem Bund für alle Zeiten verpflichtet! 9 Nur Aaron und seine Söhne dürfen von den Broten im Bereich des Heiligtums essen. Sie stehen ihnen für alle Zeiten als Anteil an den besonders heiligen Gaben zu.«
Strafen für Gotteslästerung, Mord und Körperverletzung
10-11 Im Lager der Israeliten lebte ein Mann, der eine israelitische Mutter und einen ägyptischen Vater hatte. Seine Mutter hieß Schelomit, sie war eine Tochter Dibris und gehörte zum Stamm Dan. Dieser Mann geriet eines Tages mit einem Israeliten in Streit. Dabei fluchte er und verhöhnte den Herrn. Man brachte ihn zu Mose 12 und nahm ihn dann in Gewahrsam, um auf eine Weisung des Herrn zu warten.
13 Der Herr sprach zu Mose: 14 »Führe den Mann, der mich verhöhnt hat, aus dem Lager hinaus! Alle Zeugen, die sein Fluchen gehört haben, sollen ihm die Hand auf den Kopf legen. Dann müssen alle Versammelten ihn steinigen. 15 Sag den Israeliten: Jeder, der seinen Gott verflucht, muss die Folgen seiner Sünde tragen. 16 Wer den Namen des Herrn verhöhnt, muss mit dem Tod bestraft werden. Die ganze Gemeinschaft der Israeliten soll ihn steinigen, ganz gleich ob er ein Fremder oder ein Einheimischer ist!
17 Wer einen anderen Menschen umbringt, muss ebenfalls sterben. 18 Wer ein Stück Vieh tötet, muss es ersetzen. Es gilt der Grundsatz: Leben für Leben! 19 Wenn jemand seinem Mitmenschen Schaden zufügt und ihn verletzt, soll er dasselbe am eigenen Leib zu spüren bekommen. 20 Bei der Festlegung jeder Strafe sollt ihr euch nach dem Grundsatz richten: Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn, Knochenbruch um Knochenbruch. Was jemand einem anderen angetan hat, muss ihm selbst zugefügt werden. 21 Wer ein Stück Vieh tötet, soll es ersetzen. Wer einen Menschen umbringt, muss sterben. 22 Für die Einheimischen wie für die Fremden, die sich eurem Volk angeschlossen haben, soll das gleiche Recht gelten. Denn ich bin der Herr, euer Gott!«
23 Mose richtete den Israeliten diese Worte aus. Daraufhin führten sie den Mann, der den Herrn verhöhnt hatte, aus dem Lager hinaus und steinigten ihn. So befolgten sie die Weisung, die Mose vom Herrn bekommen hatte.
Leviticus 24
New International Version
Olive Oil and Bread Set Before the Lord(A)
24 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. 3 Outside the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the Lord from evening till morning, continually. This is to be a lasting ordinance(B) for the generations to come. 4 The lamps on the pure gold lampstand(C) before the Lord must be tended continually.
5 “Take the finest flour and bake twelve loaves of bread,(D) using two-tenths of an ephah[a](E) for each loaf. 6 Arrange them in two stacks, six in each stack, on the table of pure gold(F) before the Lord. 7 By each stack put some pure incense(G) as a memorial[b] portion(H) to represent the bread and to be a food offering presented to the Lord. 8 This bread is to be set out before the Lord regularly,(I) Sabbath after Sabbath,(J) on behalf of the Israelites, as a lasting covenant. 9 It belongs to Aaron and his sons,(K) who are to eat it in the sanctuary area,(L) because it is a most holy(M) part of their perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the Lord.”
A Blasphemer Put to Death
10 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name(N) with a curse;(O) so they brought him to Moses.(P) (His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri the Danite.)(Q) 12 They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.(R)
13 Then the Lord said to Moses: 14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.(S) 15 Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who curses their God(T) will be held responsible;(U) 16 anyone who blasphemes(V) the name of the Lord is to be put to death.(W) The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.
17 “‘Anyone who takes the life of a human being is to be put to death.(X) 18 Anyone who takes the life of someone’s animal must make restitution(Y)—life for life. 19 Anyone who injures their neighbor is to be injured in the same manner: 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth.(Z) The one who has inflicted the injury must suffer the same injury. 21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution,(AA) but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.(AB) 22 You are to have the same law for the foreigner(AC) and the native-born.(AD) I am the Lord your God.’”
23 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him.(AE) The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 24:5 That is, probably about 7 pounds or about 3.2 kilograms
- Leviticus 24:7 Or representative
Leviticus 24
English Standard Version
The Lamps
24 (A)The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly. 3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, Aaron shall arrange it from evening to morning before the Lord regularly. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations. 4 He shall arrange the lamps on the (B)lampstand of pure gold[a] before the Lord regularly.
Bread for the Tabernacle
5 “You shall take fine flour and bake twelve (C)loaves from it; two tenths of an ephah[b] shall be in each loaf. 6 And you shall set them in two piles, six in a pile, (D)on the table of pure gold[c] before the Lord. 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each pile, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion as a food offering to the Lord. 8 (E)Every Sabbath day Aaron shall arrange it before the Lord regularly; it is from the people of Israel as a covenant forever. 9 And (F)it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and (G)they shall eat it in a holy place, since it is for him a most holy portion out of the Lord's food offerings, a perpetual due.”
Punishment for Blasphemy
10 Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, 11 and the Israelite woman's son (H)blasphemed the (I)Name, and cursed. Then they (J)brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And (K)they put him in custody, (L)till the will of the Lord should be clear to them.
13 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 (M)“Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him (N)lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall (O)bear his sin. 16 Whoever (P)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
An Eye for an Eye
17 (Q)“Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 18 (R)Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. 19 If anyone injures his neighbor, (S)as he has done it shall be done to him, 20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. 21 (T)Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, (U)and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. 22 You shall have the (V)same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.” 23 So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and (W)they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 24:4 Hebrew the pure lampstand
- Leviticus 24:5 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Leviticus 24:6 Hebrew the pure table
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