Leviticus 24:10-23

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}; and the Israelite woman's son and an Israelite man fought in the camp.

11 Then the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, so they brought him to Moses--and the name of his mother [was] Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

12 Then they put him in custody {so that} [the matter] might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.

13 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

14 "Bring the curser {outside the camp}, 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}, saying, '{Any man} when he curses his God shall bear 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.

17 " 'And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death.

18 And {he who kills} a domestic animal must repay [for] it life in place of life.

19 And when a man {causes} a physical defect in his fellow citizen {according to} what he has done, so it shall be done to him:

20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth--{according to} [the] physical defect he {causes} to the person, likewise it shall be {caused} to him.

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.

Leviticus 24:10-23 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
• [b]. Hebrew "the"
• [c]. Or "And"
• [d]. Or "and"
• [e]. Or "And"
• [f]. Literally "to"
• [g]. Or "And"
• [h]. Literally "to from an outside place of the camp"
• [i]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
• [j]. Literally "A man a man"
• [k]. Or "and he shall bear"
• [l]. Literally "he who kills the soul of" or "he who kills the life of"
• [m]. Literally "gives"
• [n]. Literally "as that"
• [o]. Literally "as that"
• [p]. Literally "gives"
• [q]. Literally "given"
• [r]. Literally "it shall be for you"
• [s]. Hebrew "as"
• [t]. Or "And"
• [u]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"
• [v]. Literally "to from an outside place of the camp"
• [w]. Literally "sons/children of Israel"