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Leviticus 24:14

"Bring the man who cursed to a place outside the camp. Then bring together everyone who heard him curse. They will put their hands on his head. And then all the people must throw stones at him and kill him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blasphemy;   Church;   Evidence;   Hand;   Punishment;   Trial;   Witness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Congregation;   Nation, the;   Punishments;   Stoning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Courts of Justice;   Punishments;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Execution;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blasphemy;   Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit;   Punishment;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Curse;   Encamp;   Stoning;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Encampment;   Law;   Leviticus;   Oath;   Punishments;   Sacrifice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   Capital Punishment;   Crimes and Punishments;   Dibri;   Laying on of Hands;   Leviticus;   Pentateuch;   Shelomith;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Blasphemy;   Canon of the Old Testament;   Congregation, Assembly;   Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Hexateuch;   Holiness;   Law;   Leviticus;   Priests and Levites;   Sanctification, Sanctify;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Blasphemy ;   Stoning;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   Jubilee;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shelomith;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Blasphemy;   Camp and encamp;   Oath;   Stoning;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Oath,;   Punishments;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Hand;   Hands;   Laying on of;   Leviticus;   Name;   Punishments;   Stephen;   Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament);   Witness;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Blasphemy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hand;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Bring forth him who has cursed outside of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
"Bring the curser outside the camp, and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him.
New Century Version
"Take the one who spoke against me outside the camp. Then all the people who heard him must put their hands on his head, and all the people must throw stones at him and kill him.
New English Translation
"Bring the one who cursed outside the camp, and all who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the whole congregation is to stone him to death.
Amplified Bible
"Bring the one who has cursed [the LORD] outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head [as witnesses to his guilt]; then let all the congregation stone him.
New American Standard Bible
"Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have all the congregation stone him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Bring the blasphemer without the hoste, and let all that heard him, put their handes vpon his head, and let all the Congregation stone him.
Legacy Standard Bible
"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.
Contemporary English Version
This man has cursed me! Take him outside the camp and have the witnesses lay their hands on his head. Then command the whole community of Israel to stone him to death.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Take the man who cursed outside the camp, have everyone who heard him lay their hands on his head, and have the entire community stone him.
Darby Translation
Lead the reviler outside the camp; and all that heard [him] shall lay their hands upon his head, and the whole assembly shall stone him.
English Standard Version
"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.
George Lamsa Translation
Bring outside the camp him who has cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Good News Translation
"Take that man out of the camp. Everyone who heard him curse shall put his hands on the man's head to testify that he is guilty, and then the whole community shall stone him to death.
Christian Standard Bible®
“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.
Literal Translation
Bring out the reviler to the outside of the camp. And all those who heard shall lay their hands on his head, and all the congregation shall stone him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Brynge him that cursed, out of the hoost, and let all the that herde it, laye their handes vpon his heade, and let the whole congregacion stone him.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
Take the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Bryng the cursed speaker without the hoast, and let all that hearde hym, put their handes vpon his head, and let all the multitude stone hym.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'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.
King James Version (1611)
Bring forth him that hath cursed, without the Campe, and let all that heard him, lay their hands vpon his head, and let all the Congregation stone him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Bring forth him that cursed outside the camp, and all who heard shall lay their hands upon his head, and all the congregation shall stone him.
English Revised Version
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.
Berean Standard Bible
"Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lede out the blasfemere without the castels, and alle men that herden, sette her hondis on his heed, and al the puple stone hym.
Young's Literal Translation
`Bring out the reviler unto the outside of the camp; and all those hearing have laid their hands on his head, and all the company have stoned him.
Update Bible Version
Bring forth him that has cursed outside the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
Bring forth him who has cursed outside of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
New King James Version
"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.
New Living Translation
"Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death.
New Life Bible
"Take the one who has sworn against Me away from the tents. Let all who heard him lay their hands on his head. Then let all the people kill him by throwing stones.
New Revised Standard
Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands on his head, and let the whole congregation stone him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Bring forth him that reviled unto the out-side of the camp, then shall all that heard him lean their hands upon his head, - and all the assembly shall stone him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: Bring forth the blasphemer without the camp: and let them that heard him, put their hands upon his head: and let all the people stone him.
Revised Standard Version
"Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.

Contextual Overview

10 There was a son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian father. He was walking among the Israelites, and he started fighting in camp. 11 The Israelite woman's son began cursing, using the Lord's name in a bad way, so the people brought him to Moses. (The name of the man's mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.) 12 The people held him as a prisoner and waited for the Lord 's command to be made clear to them. 13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 14 "Bring the man who cursed to a place outside the camp. Then bring together everyone who heard him curse. They will put their hands on his head. And then all the people must throw stones at him and kill him. 15 You must tell the Israelites: Anyone who curses their God must be punished. 16 Anyone who speaks against the name of the Lord must be put to death. All the people must stone him. Any foreigner or anyone born in Israel who uses the Lord's name in a bad way must be put to death. 17 "And whoever kills another person must be put to death. 18 Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give another animal to take its place. 19 "And whoever causes an injury to their neighbor must be given the same kind of injury:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

without: Leviticus 13:46, Numbers 5:2-4, Numbers 15:35

all that: Deuteronomy 13:9, Deuteronomy 17:7

let all the: Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:27, Numbers 15:35, Numbers 15:36, Deuteronomy 13:10, Deuteronomy 21:21, Deuteronomy 22:21, Joshua 7:25, John 8:59, John 10:31-33, Acts 7:58, Acts 7:59

Reciprocal: Leviticus 24:23 - General Numbers 19:3 - without the camp Deuteronomy 17:5 - stone them Joshua 2:3 - Bring Joshua 5:9 - I rolled away John 10:33 - but John 19:17 - went Hebrews 2:2 - every

Cross-References

Genesis 15:8
But Abram said, "Lord God , how can I be sure that I will get this land?"
Genesis 24:1
Abraham lived to be a very old man. The Lord blessed him and everything he did.
Genesis 24:2
Abraham's oldest servant was in charge of everything he owned. Abraham called that servant to him and said, "Put your hand under my leg.
Genesis 24:7
The Lord , the God of heaven, brought me from my homeland to this place. That place was the home of my father and the home of my family, but he promised that this new land would belong to my family. May he send his angel before you so that you can choose a wife for my son.
Genesis 24:8
If the girl refuses to come with you, you will be free from this promise. But you must not take my son back to that place."
Genesis 24:9
So the servant put his hand under his master's leg and made the promise.
Genesis 24:10
The servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. He went to Mesopotamia, to Nahor's city.
Genesis 24:11
In the evening, when the women come out to get water, he went to the water well outside the city. He made the camels kneel down at the well.
Genesis 24:13
Here I am, standing by this well of water, and the young women from the city are coming out to get water.
Genesis 24:15
Before the servant finished praying, a young woman named Rebekah came to the well. She was the daughter of Bethuel. (Bethuel was the son of Milcah and Nahor, Abraham's brother.) Rebekah came to the well with her water jar on her shoulder.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp,.... To show that he had no part nor lot in Israel, and that he was unworthy to be a member of their civil community, or of their church state; and, besides, the place of stoning, or where malefactors suffered any kind of death, was without the camp, as afterwards without the city, see

Hebrews 13:12;

let all that heard [him] lay their hands upon his head; the Targum of Jonathan adds,

"and the judges;''

so Jarchi remarks, that they that "heard him" are the witnesses, and the word "all" comprehends the judges: Maimonides says e the same, and observes that hands were laid on no malefactor but the blasphemer; and this was done to show that the one had bore a faithful testimony, and the other had pronounced a righteous sentence on him; and that he had brought this guilt and punishment upon himself by his sin; wherefore it was usual for them to say, as the same writers observe,

"thy blood be upon thine own head, and we not punished for thy death, which thou hast been the cause of to thyself:''

and let all the congregation stone him; which Aben Ezra interprets of the great men of Israel; nor can it be thought that every individual of the people could cast a stone at him, but it was to be done by some of them, in the presence of them all, or as many as could conveniently get together to behold it; and this was done to show their detestation of the sin, and to deter from the commission of it: it was the same kind of punishment that was ordered to be inflicted on him that cursed his father or mother, Leviticus 20:9; God, the God of mercy, requiring no sorer punishment, though it deterred a greater, for such a sin against himself, than against a common parent.

e Hilchot Obede Cochabim, c. 2. sect. 10.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Lay 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 24:14. Lay 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.


 
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