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Leviticus 24:16

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He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.

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Leviticus 24:16 in other translations

And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, shall be put to death.

Leviticus 24:16 · American Standard Version

Leviticus 24:16 in context

  1. 14“Bring him who cursed out of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
  2. 15You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
  3. 16He who blasphemes Yahweh’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.
  4. 17“ ‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
  5. 18He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.