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Every Sabbath, for all time to come, the bread must be placed in the presence of the Lord. This is Israel's duty forever.
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The bread belongs to Aaron and his descendants, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because this is a very holy part of the food offered to the Lord for the priests.
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There was a man whose father was an Egyptian and whose mother was an Israelite named Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan. There in the camp this man quarreled with an Israelite. During the quarrel he cursed the Lord, so they took him to Moses,
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put him under guard, and waited for the Lord to tell them what to do with him.
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The Lord said to Moses,
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"Take that man out of the camp. Everyone who heard him curse shall put his hands on the man's head to testify that he is guilty, and then the whole community shall stone him to death.
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Then tell the people of Israel that anyone who curses God must suffer the consequences
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and be put to death. Any Israelite or any foreigner living in Israel who curses the Lord shall be stoned to death by the whole community.
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"Any who commit murder shall be put to death,
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and any who kill an animal belonging to someone else must replace it. The principle is a life for a life.