Assault and blasphemy

¹⁰ The son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father came out among the Israelites. A fight broke out between this half-Israelite^[a] and another Israelite man in the camp, ¹¹ during which the half-Israelite blasphemed the Lord’s name and cursed. So he was brought to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith, Dibri’s daughter from the tribe of Dan.) ¹² He was put under guard until they could determine the Lord’s verdict.

¹³ Then the Lord said to Moses: ¹⁴ Take the one who cursed outside the camp. All who heard him will press their hands on his head. Then the whole community will stone him. ¹⁵ Tell the Israelites: Anyone who curses God will be liable to punishment. ¹⁶ And anyone who blasphemes the Lord’s name must be executed. The whole community will stone that person. Immigrant and citizen alike: whenever someone blasphemes the Lord’s name, that person will be executed.

²³ Moses told this to the Israelites. So they took the one who had cursed outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did just as the Lord commanded Moses.