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Leviticus 24:16
16Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death; the whole community is to stone him. If he blasphemes the Name, he is to be put to death, whether the resident alien or the native.
Leviticus 24:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
- New International Version (NIV)anyone who blasphemes the name of the Lord is to be put to death. The entire assembly must stone them. Whether foreigner or native-born, when they blaspheme the Name they are to be put to death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death.
Context of Leviticus 24:16
14“Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him. 15And tell the Israelites: If anyone curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin. Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord must be put to death; the whole community is to stone him. If he blasphemes the Name, he is to be put to death, whether the resident alien or the native. 17“If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death. 18Whoever kills an animal is to make restitution for it, life for life.
Read all of Leviticus 24Leviticus 24:16 word by word
וְנֹקֵ֤ב שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֔ת רָג֥וֹם יִרְגְּמוּ־ב֖וֹ כָּל־הָעֵדָ֑ה כַּגֵּר֙ כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔ח בְּנָקְבוֹ־שֵׁ֖ם יוּמָֽת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he that blasphemethנָקַבnâqab · to curseH5344
- the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- he shall surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
- shall certainlyרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
- him: as well the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
- as he that is born in the landאֶזְרָח'ezrâch · bornH249
Cross-references for Leviticus 24:16
- Numbers 1:17So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by name,
- 1 Chronicles 12:31From half the tribe of Manasseh: 18,000 designated by name to come and make David king.
- Isaiah 62:2Nations will see your righteousness and all kings, your glory. You will be given a new name that the Lord’s mouth will announce.
- Exodus 20:7Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God, because the Lord will not leave anyone unpunished who misuses his name.
- 1 Kings 21:10Then seat two wicked men opposite him and have them testify against him, saying, “You have cursed God and the king!” Then take him out and stone him to death.
- Psalms 74:10God, how long will the enemy mock? Will the foe insult your name forever?
- Psalms 139:20who invoke you deceitfully. Your enemies swear by you falsely.
- Matthew 12:31Therefore, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
- Mark 3:28“Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for all sins and whatever blasphemies they utter.
- John 8:58Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.”
- John 10:33“We aren’t stoning you for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because you — being a man — make yourself God.”
- Acts 26:11In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them blaspheme. Since I was terribly enraged at them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
- 1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,
- James 2:7Don’t they blaspheme the good name that was invoked over you?
Commentaries on Leviticus 24:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Blasphemeth the name of the Lord - יהוה שם ונקב venokeb shem Yehovah, he who pierces, transfixes, or, as some translate it, expounds, the name of Jehovah; see the note on Leviticus 24:10. This being the name by which especially the Divine Essence was pointed out, it should be held peculiarly sacred. We have already seen that the Jews never pronounce this name, and so long has it been disused among them that the true pronunciation is now totally lost; See…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Stranger - i. e. foreigner. See Leviticus 16:29 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. 10-23A large group of non-Israelites, including other Semitic people and Egyptians, left Egypt with the Israelites (Exodus 12:38). Among them was a man with an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father. A fight broke out between this man and a full-blooded Israelite. the man who was half-Egyptian verbally cursed the Israelite, using the name of God in a disrespectful manner.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death--Although strangers were not obliged to be circumcised, yet by joining the Israelitish camp, they became amenable to the law, especially that which related to blasphemy.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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