Leviticus — Chapter 24

GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

Command the Israelite people to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly.

Aaron shall set them up in the Tent of Meeting outside the curtain of the Pact [to burn] from evening to morning before GOD regularly; it is a law for all time throughout the ages.

He shall set up the lamps on the pureapure See note at Exod. 31.8. lampstand before GOD [to burn] regularly.

You shall take choice flour and bake of it twelve loaves, two-tenths of a measure for each loaf.

Place them on the purebpure See note at Exod. 31.8. table before GOD in two rows, six to a row.

With each row you shall place pure frankincense, which is to be a token offeringctoken offering See 2.2. for the bread, as an offering by fire to GOD.

He shall arrange them before GOD regularly every sabbath day—it is a commitment for all time on the part of the Israelites.

They shall belong to Aaron and his sons, who shall eat them in the sacred precinct; for they are his as most holy things from GOD’s offerings by fire, a due for all time.

There came out among the Israelites someone who wasdThere came out among the Israelites someone who was Or “Among the Israelites there emerged.” the son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian man. And a fight broke out in the camp between that half-Israeliteehalf-Israelite Lit. “the son of an Israelite woman.” and a certain Israelite man.

The son of the Israelite woman pronounced the Name in blasphemy, and he was brought to Moses—now his mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan—

and he was placed in custody, until GOD’s decision should be made clear to them.

And GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands upon his head, and let the whole communityfwhole community See note at 8.3; cf. 1 Kings 21.11, 13. stone him.

And to the Israelite people speak thus: AnyonegAnyone See note at 17.3. who blasphemes God shall bear the guilt;

and one who also pronounces the name GOD shall be put to death. The whole community shall stone them; stranger or citizen—having thus pronounced the Name—shall be put to death.

Regarding anyone who kills any human being: they shall be put to death.

One who kills livestock shall make restitution for it: life for life.

Regarding anyone who maims another person: what was done shall be done in return—

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The injury inflicted on a human being shall be inflicted in return.

One who kills livestock shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death.

You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I the ETERNAL am your God.

Moses spoke thus to the Israelites. And they took the blasphemer outside the camp and pelted him with stones. The Israelites did as GOD had commanded Moses.