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Punishment for Blasphemy

10 And an Israelite woman’s son, and he was an Egyptian man’s son, went out in the midst of the Israelites;[a] and the Israelite woman’s son and an[b] Israelite man fought in the camp. 11 Then[c] the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, so[d] they brought him to Moses—and the name of his mother was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 Then[e] they put him in custody so that[f] the matter might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.

13 Then[g] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Bring the curser outside the camp,[h] and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him. 15 And you shall speak to the Israelites,[i] saying, ‘Any man[j] when he curses his God shall bear[k] his sin. 16 And he who blasphemes Yahweh’s name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:10 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Leviticus 24:10 Hebrew “the”
  3. Leviticus 24:11 Or “And”
  4. Leviticus 24:11 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 24:12 Or “And”
  6. Leviticus 24:12 Literally “to”
  7. Leviticus 24:13 Or “And”
  8. Leviticus 24:14 Literally “to from an outside place of the camp”
  9. Leviticus 24:15 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  10. Leviticus 24:15 Literally “A man a man”
  11. Leviticus 24:15 Or “and he shall bear”

Blasphemy and Its Punishment

10 A man whose mother was an Israelite and whose father was an Egyptian came out among the Israelites, and the Israelite woman’s son and a certain Israelite began fighting in the camp. 11 The Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name in a curse. And they brought him to Moses—now his mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan(A) 12 and they put him in custody, until the decision of the Lord should be made clear to them.(B)

13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and let all who were within hearing lay their hands on his head, and let the whole congregation stone him.(C) 15 And speak to the Israelites, saying: Anyone who curses God shall incur guilt. 16 One who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone the blasphemer. Aliens as well as the native-born, when they blaspheme the Name, shall be put to death.(D)

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23 Thus[a] Moses spoke to the Israelites,[b] and they brought the curser outside the camp,[c] and they stoned him with stones, and the Israelites[d] did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:23 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 24:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Leviticus 24:23 Literally “to from an outside place of the camp”
  4. Leviticus 24:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”

23 Moses spoke thus to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him to death. The Israelites did as the Lord had commanded Moses.

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