Leviticus 24:8-18

8 "¹Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before the LORD ²continually; it is an everlasting covenant for the sons of Israel.

9 "³It shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the LORD'S offerings by fire, his portion forever."

10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father * was an Egyptian, went out among the sons of Israel; and the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel struggled with each other in the camp.

11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the ⁴Name and cursed. So they brought him to Moses. (Now his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

12 They put him in custody so that ⁵the command of the LORD might be made clear to them.

13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

14 "Bring the one who has cursed outside * * the camp, and let all who heard him ⁶lay their hands on his head; then ⁷let all the congregation stone him.

15 "You shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, '⁸If anyone curses his God, then he will bear his sin.

16 'Moreover, the one who ⁹blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him. The alien as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

``An Eye for an Eye"

17 '¹⁰If a man takes the life of any human being, he shall surely be put to death.

18 '¹¹The one who takes the life of an animal shall make it good, life for life.

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Leviticus 24:8-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 24

This chapter treats of the oil for the lamps, and the ordering of them, Le 24:1-4; of the making of the shewbread cakes, and the setting of them on the table, Le 24:5-9; and an Israelite having blasphemed the name of the Lord, and inquiry being made what should be done to him, he, and so any other person guilty of the same, is ordered to be stoned to death, Le 24:10-16; on occasion of which several laws are repeated concerning killing a man or a beast, or doing injury to any man, Le 24:17-23.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 11

1. Matthew 12:5
2. Exodus 25:30; Numbers 4:7; 2 Chronicles 2:4
3. Matthew 12:4; Mark 2:26; Luke 6:4
4. Exodus 3:15; Exodus 22:28; Job 2:5, 9; Isaiah 8:21
5. Exodus 18:15; Numbers 15:34
6. Deuteronomy 13:9; Deuteronomy 17:7
7. Leviticus 20:2, 27; Deuteronomy 21:21
8. Exodus 22:28
9. 1 Kings 21:10; Matthew 12:31; Mark 3:28
10. Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12; Numbers 35:30, 31; Deuteronomy 27:24
11. Leviticus 24:21

Footnotes 5

[a]. Lit "from"
[b]. Or "prison"
[c]. Lit "to declare distinctly to them according to the mouth of the LORD
[d]. Lit "smites"
[e]. Lit "smites"