Leviticus 24:15

Leviticus 24:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
• New International Version (NIV)Say to the Israelites: ‘Anyone who curses their God will be held responsible;
• English Standard Version (ESV)And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.

Context of Leviticus 24:15

13The Lord said to Moses, 14‘Take the man outside the camp. All the people who heard him speak must put a hand on him. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead. Tell Israel's people, “It is a sin if any man says bad things about God's name. 16He must die. All the people must throw stones at him until he is dead.” You must kill anyone who says bad things about the Lord's name. They may be a foreigner or an Israelite. You must kill them. 17If any man kills another man you must kill him.

Leviticus 24:15 word by word

וְאֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ כִּֽי־יְקַלֵּ֥ל אֱלֹהָ֖יו וְנָשָׂ֥א חֶטְאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thou shalt speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whosoeverאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• cursethקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• cursethכִּיkîy · forH3588
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shall bearנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• his sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399

Cross-references for Leviticus 24:15

• Leviticus 5:1A person may know about something that is wrong. He may not speak about it at a public meeting. That person is sinning.
• Leviticus 20:16A woman is sinning if she has sex with an animal. You must kill the woman and the animal. Their sin causes their death.
• Numbers 9:13But perhaps a clean person who is at home chooses not to eat the Passover meal. You must make that person separate from his people. That is because he did not offer the proper sacrifices to the Lord at the proper time. So that person must receive the punishment for his sin.

Commentaries on Leviticus 24:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Whosoever curseth his God - אלהיו יקלל yekallel Elohaiv, he who makes light of him, who does not treat him and sacred things with due reverence, shall bear his sin - shall have the guilt of this transgression imputed to him, and may expect the punishment.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. 1-232. Command the children of Israel--This is the repetition of a law previously given (Ex 27:20, 21). pure oil olive beaten--or cold-drawn, which is always of great purity.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 24:15

• Blasphemy

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Children of Israel
• Curse
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Holiness

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