The Man Who Cursed God

¹⁰ Now there was a son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian father who ·was walking [^Lcame out] among the Israelites. A fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. ¹¹ The son of the Israelite woman began cursing and ·speaking against the Lord [^Lblaspheming the name], so the people took him to Moses. (The mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the family of Dan.) ¹² The people ·held him as a prisoner [put him in custody] while they waited for the Lord’s ·command [decision; will] to be made clear to them.

¹³ Then the Lord said to Moses, ¹⁴ “Take the one who ·spoke against [^Lcursed; blasphemed] me outside the camp. Then all the people who heard him must put their hands on his head, and all the ·people [community; assembly; congregation] must ·throw stones at him and kill [stone] him. ¹⁵ Tell the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel this: ‘If anyone curses his God, he is guilty of sin [Ex. 20:7; Deut. 5:11]. ¹⁶ Anyone who ·speaks against [^Lcurses/blasphemes the name of] the Lord must be put to death; all the ·people [community; assembly; congregation] must ·kill him by throwing stones at [stone] him. ·Foreigners [Sojourners; Wanderers; Resident aliens] must be punished just like ·the people born in Israel [natives]; if they ·speak against the Lord [^Lcurse/blaspheme the name], they must be put to death.

²³ Then Moses spoke to the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel, and they took the person who had cursed outside the camp and ·killed him by throwing stones at [stoned] him. So the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses.