Leviticus 24:10-22

Expanded Bible

The Man Who Cursed God

¹⁰ Now there was a son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian father who ·was walking [^Lcame out] among the Israelites. A fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. ¹¹ The son of the Israelite woman began cursing and ·speaking against the Lord [^Lblaspheming the name], so the people took him to Moses. (The mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the family of Dan.) ¹² The people ·held him as a prisoner [put him in custody] while they waited for the Lord’s ·command [decision; will] to be made clear to them.

¹³ Then the Lord said to Moses, ¹⁴ “Take the one who ·spoke against [^Lcursed; blasphemed] me outside the camp. Then all the people who heard him must put their hands on his head, and all the ·people [community; assembly; congregation] must ·throw stones at him and kill [stone] him. ¹⁵ Tell the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel this: ‘If anyone curses his God, he is guilty of sin [Ex. 20:7; Deut. 5:11]. ¹⁶ Anyone who ·speaks against [^Lcurses/blasphemes the name of] the Lord must be put to death; all the ·people [community; assembly; congregation] must ·kill him by throwing stones at [stone] him. ·Foreigners [Sojourners; Wanderers; Resident aliens] must be punished just like ·the people born in Israel [natives]; if they ·speak against the Lord [^Lcurse/blaspheme the name], they must be put to death.

¹⁷ “‘Whoever ·kills [^Lstrikes] another person must be put to death. ¹⁸ Whoever ·kills [^Lstrikes] an animal that belongs to another person must give that person another animal to take its place. ¹⁹ And whoever causes an injury to a ·neighbor [countryman] must receive the same kind of injury in return: ²⁰ Broken bone for broken bone, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Anyone who injures another person must be injured in the same way in return [Ex. 21:24]. ²¹ Whoever ·kills [^Lstrikes] another person’s animal must give that person another animal to take its place. But whoever ·kills [strikes] another person must be put to death.

²² “‘The ·law [regulation; standard] will be the same for the ·foreigner [sojouner; wanderer; resident alien] as for ·those from your own country [the native]. I am the Lord your God.’”