Focused Passage

Leviticus 24:10-23

Light, Bread, the Holy Name, and Equal Justice Before the LORD

The LORD commands Israel to bring pure olive oil so Aaron can keep the lamps burning continually before the LORD. The LORD then commands twelve loaves to be placed in two stacks on the pure gold table as a lasting covenant sign and priestly holy food. The chapter then narrates a case in which the son of an Israelite woman and Egyptian father blasphemes the Name. He is held until the LORD's will is made clear. The LORD commands that the blasphemer be taken outside the camp and stoned. The chapter gives principles concerning blasphemy, murder, killing animals, bodily injury, equal retaliation, and one law for native-born and foreigner.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

10 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite.

11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

12 They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

13 Then the LORD said to Moses,

14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

15 And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.

16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

17 And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.

18 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.

19 If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done must be done to him:

20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.

21 Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a man must be put to death.

22 You are to have the same standard of law for the foreign resident and the native; for I am the LORD your God.’”

23 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Original words

Now the son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of an Israelite יִשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית H3481 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְהוּא֙ H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular בֶּן־ בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct mother אִשָּׁ֣ה H802 Noun - feminine singular and an Egyptian מִצְרִ֔י H4713 Noun - proper - masculine singular father אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular went out וַיֵּצֵא֙ H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular among בְּת֖וֹךְ H8432 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct vvv בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and a fight broke out וַיִּנָּצוּ֙ H5327 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural in the camp בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה H4264 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular [between him] בֶּ֚ן H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית H3481 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular and an Israelite הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי׃ H3481 Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular - וְאִ֖ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 11

Original words

The son בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct of the Israelite הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֤ית H3481 Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular woman הָֽאִשָּׁ֨ה H802 Article | Noun - feminine singular אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker blasphemed וַ֠יִּקֹּב H5344 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the Name הַשֵּׁם֙ H8034 Article | Noun - masculine singular with a curse וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל H7043 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular So they brought וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural him אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֑ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular (His mother’s אִמּ֛וֹ H517 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular name וְשֵׁ֥ם H8034 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct was Shelomith שְׁלֹמִ֥ית H8019 Noun - proper - feminine singular daughter בַּת־ H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct of Dibri דִּבְרִ֖י H1704 Noun - proper - feminine singular of the tribe לְמַטֵּה־ H4294 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of Dan דָֽן׃ H1835 Noun - proper - masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

They placed him וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ H5117 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular in custody בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר H4929 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular until the will פִּ֥י H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃פ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular should be made clear לִפְרֹ֥שׁ H6567 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct to them לָהֶ֖ם Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition
Verse 13

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . לֵּאמֹֽר׃ H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 14

Original words

Take הוֹצֵ֣א H3318 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the blasphemer הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל H7043 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular - אֶל־ H413 Preposition outside מִחוּץ֙ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the camp לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular and have all כָֽל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct who heard הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים H8085 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural him אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker lay וְסָמְכ֧וּ H5564 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural their hands יְדֵיהֶ֖ם H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his head רֹאשׁ֑וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular then have the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct assembly הָעֵדָֽה׃ H5712 Article | Noun - feminine singular stone וְרָגְמ֥וּ H7275 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural him אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the one who cursed; also in verse 23
Verse 15

Original words

- וְאֶל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition And you are to tell תְּדַבֵּ֣ר H1696 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular . . . לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction anyone אִ֥ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular . . . אִ֛ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular curses יְקַלֵּ֥ל H7043 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his God אֱלֹהָ֖יו H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular he shall bear the consequences וְנָשָׂ֥א H5375 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular of his sin חֶטְאֽוֹ׃ H2399 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

Whoever blasphemes וְנֹקֵ֤ב H5344 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular the name שֵׁם־ H8034 Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular must surely be put to death מ֣וֹת H4191 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יוּמָ֔ת H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct assembly הָעֵדָ֑ה H5712 Article | Noun - feminine singular must surely stone רָג֥וֹם H7275 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יִרְגְּמוּ־ H7275 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural him ב֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular whether he is a foreign resident כַּגֵּר֙ H1616 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular or native כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔ח H249 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular if he blasphemes בְּנָקְבוֹ־ H5344 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular the Name שֵׁ֖ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular he must be put to death יוּמָֽת׃ H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 17

Original words

And if כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction a man וְאִ֕ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular takes the life יַכֶּ֖ה H5221 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular of anyone else כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . נֶ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct . . . אָדָ֑ם H120 Noun - masculine singular he must surely be put to death מ֖וֹת H4191 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יוּמָֽת׃ H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

Whoever kills וּמַכֵּ֥ה H5221 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct an animal בְּהֵמָ֖ה H929 Noun - feminine singular must make restitution יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה H7999 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular life נֶֽפֶשׁ־ H5315 Noun - feminine singular construct for תַּ֥חַת H8478 Preposition . . . נָֽפֶשׁ׃ H5315 Noun - feminine singular life נֶ֖פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 19

Original words

If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction anyone וְאִ֕ישׁ H376 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular injures יִתֵּ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . מ֖וּם H3971 Noun - masculine singular his neighbor בַּעֲמִית֑וֹ H5997 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular whatever כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative he has done עָשָׂ֔ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular . . . כֵּ֖ן H3651 Adverb must be done יֵעָ֥שֶׂה H6213 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to him לּֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

fracture שֶׁ֚בֶר H7667 Noun - masculine singular for תַּ֣חַת H8478 Preposition fracture שֶׁ֔בֶר H7667 Noun - masculine singular eye עַ֚יִן H5869 Noun - common singular for תַּ֣חַת H8478 Preposition eye עַ֔יִן H5869 Noun - common singular tooth שֵׁ֖ן H8127 Noun - common singular for תַּ֣חַת H8478 Preposition tooth שֵׁ֑ן H8127 Noun - common singular Just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative he injured יִתֵּ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . מוּם֙ H3971 Noun - masculine singular the other person בָּֽאָדָ֔ם H120 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular the same כֵּ֖ן H3651 Adverb must be inflicted יִנָּ֥תֶן H5414 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on him בּֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Matthew 5:38
Verse 21

Original words

Whoever kills וּמַכֵּ֥ה H5221 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct an animal בְהֵמָ֖ה H929 Noun - feminine singular must make restitution יְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּה H7999 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular but whoever kills וּמַכֵּ֥ה H5221 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct a man אָדָ֖ם H120 Noun - masculine singular must be put to death יוּמָֽת׃ H4191 Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 22

Original words

You are to have יִהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the same אֶחָד֙ H259 Number - masculine singular standard of law מִשְׁפַּ֤ט H4941 Noun - masculine singular construct for the foreign resident כַּגֵּ֥ר H1616 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular and the native כָּאֶזְרָ֖ח H249 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . יִהְיֶ֑ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular for כִּ֛י H3588 Conjunction I אֲנִ֥י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Verse 23

Original words

Then Moses מֹשֶׁה֮ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular spoke וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular and they took וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּ H3318 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the blasphemer הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל H7043 Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular vvv אֶל־ H413 Preposition outside מִחוּץ֙ H2351 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the camp לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה H4264 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular and stoned וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ H7275 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural - אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular him אָ֑בֶן H68 Noun - feminine singular So the Israelites וּבְנֵֽי־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular did עָשׂ֔וּ H6213 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural as כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker had commanded צִוָּ֥ה H6680 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Moses מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular

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