Leviticus 24:23

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

Leviticus 24:23 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 24:23

And Moses spake unto the children of Israel
As the Lord had commanded him:

that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and
stone him with stones;
which were the instructions God had given to Moses upon inquiring his mind and will about this matter:

and the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses;
they took the blasphemer, and led him out of the camp, put their hands on him, and stoned him with stones till he died.

Leviticus 24:23 In-Context

21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay [for] it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death.

22 {You must have} one norm; as [for] the alien, so it must be [for] the native, because I [am] Yahweh your God.'"

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

Footnotes

• [a] Or "And"
• [b] Literally "sons/children of Israel"
• [c] Literally "to from an outside place of the camp"
• [d] Literally "sons/children of Israel"