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Leviticus 24:14
14“Take the blasphemer1 outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
Leviticus 24:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
- New International Version (NIV)“Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Context of Leviticus 24:14
12They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them. 13Then the LORD said to Moses, “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. 15And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin. 16Whoever 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.
Read all of Leviticus 24Leviticus 24:14 word by word
הוֹצֵ֣א אֶת־הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל אֶל־מִחוּץ֙ לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וְסָמְכ֧וּ כָֽל־הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וְרָגְמ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Takeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- the blasphemerקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
- ·אֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- outsideחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
- the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
- and have allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- who heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- layסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
- their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- onעַל‛al · uponH5921
- his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- assemblyעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- stoneרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
Cross-references for Leviticus 24:14
- Leviticus 13:46As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
- Numbers 5:2“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.
- Numbers 15:35And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”
- Deuteronomy 13:9Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people.
- Deuteronomy 17:7The hands of the witnesses shall be the first in putting him to death, and after that, the hands of all the people. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- Leviticus 20:2“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.
- Deuteronomy 13:10Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
- Deuteronomy 22:21she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.
- Joshua 7:25“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
- John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
- John 10:31At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
- Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Commentaries on Leviticus 24:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Lay their hands upon his head - It was by this ceremony that the people who heard him curse bore their public testimony in order to his being fully convicted, for without this his punishment would not have been lawful. By this ceremony also they in effect said to the man, Thy blood be upon thy own head.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Lay their hands upon his head - As a protest against the impiety of the criminal, symbolically laying the guilt upon his head. Compare the washing of hands, Deuteronomy 21:6; Matthew 27:24. Let all the congregation stone him - See Leviticus 20:2 note.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-23Verses 10-23 This offender was the son of an Egyptian father, and an Israelitish mother. The notice of his parents shows the common ill effect of mixed marriages. A standing law for the stoning of blasphemers was made upon this occasion. Great stress is laid upon this law. It extends to the strangers among them, as well as to those born in the land. Strangers, as well as native Israelites, should be entitled to the benefit of the law, so as not to suffer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Those who heard someone curse against God had to lay their hands on his head. This act showed their innocence by symbolically transferring the guilt (see Leviticus 16:21). It also showed their willingness to take responsibility for the person's death. A single witness was not enough to sentence someone to death (see Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 17:2–7; Matthew 18:16; 2 Corinthians 13:1; 1 Timothy 5:19; Hebrews 10:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp--All executions took place without the camp; and this arrangement probably originated in the idea that, as the Israelites were to be "a holy people" [De 7:6; 14:2, 21; 26:19; 28:9], all flagrant offenders should be thrust out of their society. let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, &c.--The imposition of hands formed a public and solemn testimony against the crime, and at the same time…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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