Berean Standard Bible

Leviticus 24

(Exodus 27:20–21)

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

2“Commandצַ֞וtzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478to bringוְיִקְח֨וּve.yik.ChuH3947youאֵלֶ֜יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413pureזָ֛ךְzakhH2134oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081of pressedכָּתִ֖יתka.TitH3795olivesזַ֥יִתZa.yitH2132for the lightלַמָּא֑וֹרla.ma.'orH3974,to keep the lampsנֵ֖רnerH5216burningלְהַעֲלֹ֥תle.ha.'a.LotH5927continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

3Outsideמִחוּץ֩mi.ChutzH2351the veilלְפָרֹ֨כֶתle.fa.Ro.khetH6532of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֜תha.'ei.DutH5715in the Tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֗דmo.'EdH4150,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175is to tendיַעֲרֹךְ֩ya.'a.roKhH6186the lampsאֹת֨וֹ'o.ToH853continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from eveningמֵעֶ֧רֶבme.'E.revH6153untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֛קֶרBo.kerH1242.This is to be a permanentעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769statuteחֻקַּ֥תchu.KatH2708for the generations to comeלְדֹרֹֽתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.Ro.tei.KhemH1755.

4He shall tendיַעֲרֹ֖ךְya.'a.RokhH6186אֶת־'et-H853the lampsהַנֵּר֑וֹתha.ne.RotH5216onעַ֚ל'alH5921the pureהַטְּהֹרָ֔הha.te.ho.RahH2889goldlampstandהַמְּנֹרָ֣הha.me.no.RahH4501beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ פta.MidH8548.

The Showbread

(Exodus 25:23–30; Exodus 37:10–16)

5You are also to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947fine flourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560and bakeוְאָפִיתָ֣ve.'a.fi.TaH644אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853twelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240loavesחַלּ֑וֹתcha.LotH2471,usingיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961two-tenths of an ephahשְׁנֵי֙ עֶשְׂרֹנִ֔יםshe.Nei 'es.ro.NimH8147 H6241for eachהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259loafהַֽחַלָּ֥הha.cha.LahH2471,

6and setוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760themאוֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853in twoשְׁתַּ֥יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147rowsמַֽעֲרָכ֖וֹתma.'a.ra.KhotH4635—sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337per rowהַֽמַּעֲרָ֑כֶתha.ma.'a.Ra.khetH4635—onעַ֛ל'alH5921the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֥ןha.shul.ChanH7979of pure goldהַטָּהֹ֖רha.ta.HorH2889beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And you are to placeוְנָתַתָּ֥ve.na.ta.TaH5414pureזַכָּ֑הza.KahH2134frankincenseלְבֹנָ֣הle.vo.NahH3828nearעַל־'al-H5921each rowהַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתha.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635,so that it may serveוְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.TahH1961as a memorial portionלְאַזְכָּרָ֔הle.'az.ka.RahH234for the breadלַלֶּ֙חֶם֙la.Le.chemH3899,a food offeringאִשֶּׁ֖ה'i.ShehH801to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

8Every Sabbath dayH3117 H7676the bread is to be set outיַֽעַרְכֶ֛נּוּya.'ar.Khe.nuH6186beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֖ה תָּמִ֑יד מֵאֵ֥תYah.weh ta.Mid me.'EtH3068 H8548 H854on behalf of the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478as a permanentעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

9It belongs toוְהָֽיְתָה֙ve.hay.TahH1961Aaronלְאַהֲרֹ֣ןle.'a.ha.RonH175and his sonsוּלְבָנָ֔יוu.le.va.NavH1121,who are to eatוַאֲכָלֻ֖הוּva.'a.kha.Lu.huH398it in a holyקָדֹ֑שׁka.DoshH6918placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725;forכִּ֡יkiH3588itה֥וּאhu'H1931is to hima mostקֹדֶשׁ֩ko.DeshH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֨יםka.da.ShimH6944partof the food offeringsמֵאִשֵּׁ֥יme.'i.SheiH801to the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068—hisportionחָק־chok-H2706foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.”

Punishment for Blasphemy

10Now the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of an Israeliteיִשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית וְהוּא֙yis.re.'e.Lit ve.Hu'H3481 H1931בֶּן־ben-H1121motherאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802and an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713fatherאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318amongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,and a fight broke outוַיִּנָּצוּ֙vai.yi.na.TzuH5327in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264between himבֶּ֚ן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔יתben hai.yis.re.'e.LitH1121 H3481and an Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי׃hai.yis.re.'e.LiH3481וְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376.

11The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֤יתhai.yis.re.'e.LitH3481womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802אֶת־'et-H853blasphemedוַ֠יִּקֹּבvai.yi.koH5344the Nameהַשֵּׁם֙ha.ShemH8034with a curseוַיְקַלֵּ֔לvay.ka.LelH7043.So they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872. (His mother’sאִמּ֛וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was Shelomithשְׁלֹמִ֥יתshe.lo.MitH8019daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Dibriדִּבְרִ֖יdiv.RiH1704,of the tribeלְמַטֵּה־le.ma.teh-H4294of Danדָֽן׃DanH1835.)

12They placed himוַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּvai.ya.ni.Chu.huH5117in custodyבַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רba.mish.MarH4929until the willפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068should be made clearלִפְרֹ֥שׁlif.RoshH6567to themעַל־'al-H5921.

13Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃mo.Sheh le.MorH4872 H559,

14“Takeהוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the blasphemerהַֽמְקַלֵּ֗לham.ka.LelH7043אֶל־'el-H413outsideמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,and have allכָֽל־khol-H3605who heardהַשֹּׁמְעִ֛יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085himאֶת־'et-H853layוְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.KhuH5564their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218;then have the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712stoneוְרָגְמ֥וּve.rag.MuH7275himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853.

15וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413And you are to tellתְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑רte.da.Ber le.MorH1696 H559the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478, ‘Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyoneH376cursesיְקַלֵּ֥לye.ka.LelH7043his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430,he shall bear the consequencesוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375of his sinחֶטְאֽוֹ׃chet.'OH2399.

16Whoever blasphemesוְנֹקֵ֤בve.no.KevH5344the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068must surely be put to deathH4191;the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.DahH5712must surely stoneH7275him,whether he is a foreign residentכַּגֵּר֙ka.GerH1616or nativeכָּֽאֶזְרָ֔חka.'ez.RachH249;if he blasphemesבְּנָקְבוֹ־be.nak.vo-H5344the Nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034,he must be put to deathH4191.

An Eye for an Eye

(Matthew 5:38–48)

17And ifכִּ֥יkiH3588a manוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376takes the lifeיַכֶּ֖הya.KehH5221of anyone elseכָּל־ נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֑םkol- Ne.fesh 'a.DamH3605 H5315 H120,he must surely be put to deathH4191.

18Whoever killsוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221an animalבְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.MahH929must make restitutionיְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּהye.shal.le.Me.nahH7999—lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315forנֶ֖פֶשׁ תַּ֥חַתNe.fesh Ta.chatH8478 H5315lifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

19Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588anyoneוְאִ֕ישׁve.'IshH376injuresיִתֵּ֥ן מ֖וּםyi.Ten mumH5414 H3971his neighborבַּעֲמִית֑וֹba.'a.mi.ToH5997,whateverכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834he has doneעָשָׂ֔ה כֵּ֖ן'a.Sah kenH6213 H3651must be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to him:

20fractureשֶׁ֚בֶרShe.verH7667forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478fractureשֶׁ֔בֶרShe.verH7667,eyeעַ֚יִן'A.yinH5869forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478eyeעַ֔יִן'A.yinH5869,toothשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127forתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478toothשֵׁ֑ןShenH8127.Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834he injuredיִתֵּ֥ן מוּם֙yi.Ten mumH5414 H3971the other personבָּֽאָדָ֔םba.'a.DamH120,the sameכֵּ֖ןkenH3651must be inflictedיִנָּ֥תֶןyi.Na.tenH5414on him.

21Whoever killsוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221an animalבְהֵמָ֖הve.he.MahH929must make restitutionיְשַׁלְּמֶ֑נָּהye.shal.le.Me.nahH7999,but whoever killsוּמַכֵּ֥הu.ma.KehH5221a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120must be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

22You are to haveיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961the sameאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259standard of lawמִשְׁפַּ֤טmish.PatH4941for the foreign residentכַּגֵּ֥רka.GerH1616and the nativeכָּאֶזְרָ֖ח יִהְיֶ֑הka.'ez.Rach yih.YehH249 H1961;forכִּ֛יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’”

23Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֮mo.ShehH4872spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,and they tookוַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֶת־'et-H853the blasphemerהַֽמְקַלֵּ֗לham.ka.LelH7043outsideאֶל־ מִחוּץ֙'el- mi.ChutzH413 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264and stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853himאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68.So the Israelitesוּבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לu.ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213asכַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.