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Leviticus 24:12

And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blasphemy;   Prison;   Punishment;   Trial;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prisons;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   Justice;   Ward, or Guard;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blasphemy;   Moses;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blasphemy;   Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit;   Punishment;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Curse;   Prison;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Law;   Leviticus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Dibri;   Leviticus;   Mind;   Pentateuch;   Prison, Prisoners;   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 ;   Sanhedrin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Shelomith;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Blasphemy;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prison;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Judge;   Leviticus;   Punishments;   Stranger and Sojourner (in the Old Testament);   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Blasphemy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bail;   Blasphemy;   Imprisonment;   Midrash;   Theocracy;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
They put him in custody, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of the LORD.
King James Version
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.
Lexham English Bible
Then they put him in custody so that the matter might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.
New Century Version
The people held him as a prisoner while they waited for the Lord 's command to be made clear to them.
New English Translation
So they placed him in custody until they were able to make a clear legal decision for themselves based on words from the mouth of the Lord .
Amplified Bible
They put him in custody until the will and command of the LORD might be made clear to them.
New American Standard Bible
Then they put him in custody, waiting for Moses to give them a clear decision in accordance with the command of the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they put him in warde, till he tolde them the minde of the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they put him in custody so that the command of Yahweh might be made clear to them.
Contemporary English Version
who had him guarded while everyone waited for the Lord to tell them what to do.
Complete Jewish Bible
They put him under guard until Adonai would tell them what to do.
Darby Translation
And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
The people held him as a prisoner and waited for the Lord 's command to be made clear to them.
English Standard Version
And they put him in custody, till the will of the Lord should be clear to them.
George Lamsa Translation
And they put him in prison, till the LORDS decision might be made known to them.
Good News Translation
put him under guard, and waited for the Lord to tell them what to do with him.
Christian Standard Bible®
They put him in custody until the Lord’s decision could be made clear to them.
Literal Translation
And they put him under guard, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they put him in preson, tyll they were infourmed by the mouth of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they put hym in warde, that the minde of ye Lorde might be shewed the.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And they put him in ward, that the minde of the Lord might bee shewed them.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they put him in ward, to judge him by the command of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei senten hym to prisoun, til thei wisten what the Lord comaundide.
Young's Literal Translation
and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.
Update Bible Version
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.
World English Bible
They put him in custody, that it might be declared to them at the mouth of Yahweh.
New King James Version
Then they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.
New Living Translation
They kept the man in custody until the Lord 's will in the matter should become clear to them.
New Life Bible
And they kept him shut up until the will of the Lord might be made known to them.
New Revised Standard
and they put him in custody, until the decision of the Lord should be made clear to them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and they put him in ward, - that a clear answer might be given to them at the mouth of Yahweh.
Revised Standard Version
And they put him in custody, till the will of the LORD should be declared to them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They put him in custody so that the command of the LORD might be made clear to them.

Contextual Overview

10 And behold there went out the son of a woman of Israel, whom she had of an Egyptian, among the children of Israel: and fell at words in the camp with a man of Israel. 11 And when he had blasphemed the name, and had cursed it, he was brought to Moses. (Now his mother was called Salumith, the daughter of Dabri, of the tribe of Dan.) 12 And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command. 13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, 14 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. 15 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel: The man that curseth his God, shall bear his sin: 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, dying let him die. All the multitude shall stone him, whether he be a native or a stranger. He that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, dying let him die. 17 He that striketh and killeth a man: dying let him die. 18 He that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall give beast for beast. 19 He that giveth a blemish to any of his neighbours: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that the mind of the Lord might be showed them: Heb. to expound unto them according to the mouth of the Lord, Exodus 18:15, Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:23, Numbers 27:5, Numbers 36:5, Numbers 36:6

Reciprocal: Genesis 42:17 - ward Numbers 15:34 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.
Genesis 24:7
The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father’s house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son.
Genesis 24:8
But if the woman will not follow thee, thou shalt not be bound by the oath: only bring not my son back thither again.
Genesis 24:10
And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.
Genesis 24:11
And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said:
Genesis 24:16
An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.
Genesis 24:17
And the servant ran to meet her, and said: Give me a little water to drink of thy pitcher.
Genesis 24:27
Saying: Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not taken away his mercy and truth from my master, and hath brought me the straight way into the house of my master’s brother.
Genesis 24:42
And I came today to the well of water, and said: O Lord God of my master, Abraham, if thou hast prospered my way, wherein I now walk,
Genesis 24:48
And falling down, I adored the Lord, blessing the Lord God of my master, Abraham, who hath brought me the straight way to take the daughter of my master’s brother for his son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they put him in ward,.... In some prison, a place known in the camp, as Aben Ezra observes:

that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them; for, though this was a breach of the third command, in which God declares he would not hold such an one guiltless, Exodus 20:7; yet no particular punishment being expressed, it was not a clear case whether the Lord would punish for it himself, by an immediate stroke of his hand, or whether by the civil magistrate; and if by the latter, in what manner; for though it might be concluded, without any hesitation, that he was worthy of death, since cursing father or mother was death, Exodus 21:17; and much more blaspheming God, yet what death to put him to they might be at a loss about; or if that was understood of stoning, they might think this deserved a sorer punishment, and therefore consulted God about it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The offender may already have been pronounced guilty by the rulers (see Exodus 18:21-22), and the case was referred to Moses in order that the punishment might be awarded by the divine decree. No law had as yet been enacted against blasphemy except by implication. See Exodus 21:17; Exodus 22:28.


 
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