Leviticus 24:14

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 put him in custody so that the command of the Lord might be made clear to them. 13Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then let all the congregation stone him. 15You shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If anyone curses his God, then he will bear his sin. 16Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him. The alien as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

Leviticus 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

• Bringיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the one who has cursedקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• outsideאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• outsideמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• outsideחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• and let allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• layסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
• their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• on his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• stoneרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275

Cross-references for Leviticus 24:14

• Leviticus 13:46He shall remain unclean all the days during which he has the infection; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.
• Numbers 5:2“Command the sons of Israel that they send away from the camp every leper and everyone having a discharge and everyone who is unclean because of a dead person.
• Numbers 15:35Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.”
• Deuteronomy 13:9But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
• Deuteronomy 17:7The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
• Leviticus 20:2“You shall also say to the sons of Israel: ‘Any man from the sons of Israel or from the aliens sojourning in Israel who gives any of his offspring to Molech, shall surely be put to death; the people of the land shall stone him with stones.
• Deuteronomy 13:10So you shall stone him to death because he has sought to seduce you from the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deuteronomy 21:21Then all the men of his city shall stone him to death; so you shall remove the evil from your midst, and all Israel will hear of it and fear.
• Deuteronomy 22:21then they shall bring out the girl to the doorway of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death because she has committed an act of folly in Israel by playing the harlot in her father’s house; thus you shall purge the evil from among you.
• Joshua 7:25Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” And all Israel stoned them with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.
• John 8:59Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.
• John 10:31The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.
• Acts 7:58When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes 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

Topics related to Leviticus 24:14

• Blasphemy
• Church
• Evidence
• Hand
• Punishment
• Trial
• Witness

In the dictionaries

• Curse
• Encamp
• Stoning
• Criticism
• Ezekiel
• Hand
• Hands; Hands, Imposition, Laying On of
• Holiness
• Law in the Old Testament
• Leviticus

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