KJV King James Version
And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name [of the LORD], and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name [was] Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
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Leviticus 24:11
And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name [of the LORD], and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name [was] Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
WEB World English Bible
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
ASV American Standard Version
and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the son of the Israelitish woman execrateth the Name, and revileth; and they bring him in unto Moses; and his mother’s name is Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 24
8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, [being taken] from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
9 And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it [is] most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father [was] an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish [woman] and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
11 And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name [of the LORD], and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name [was] Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
14 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַ֠יִּקֹּבH5344 · na.qavto pierceבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childהָֽאִשָּׁ֨הH802 · ish.shahwomanהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֤יתH3481 · yis.r.e.liIshmaeliteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַשֵּׁם֙H8034 · shemnameוַיְקַלֵּ֔לH7043 · qa.lalto lightenוַיָּבִ֥יאוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֹשֶׁ֑הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוְשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameאִמּ֛וֹH517 · emmotherשְׁלֹמִ֥יתH8019 · she.lo.mitShelomithבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterדִּבְרִ֖יH1704 · div.riDibriלְמַטֵּה־H4294 · mat.tehtribe: rodדָֽן׃H1835 · danDan
Cross-references
Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.Matthew 26:65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.Job 2:5But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.Exodus 18:26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.Isaiah 8:21And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.Exodus 18:22And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.Exodus 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.Leviticus 24:15-16And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.Numbers 15:33-35And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.2 Kings 18:37Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which [was] over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with [their] clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.1 Timothy 1:13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.Job 1:11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.2 Kings 18:35Who [are] they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?Acts 6:11-13Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.Job 2:9-10Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.Psalm 74:18Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.2 Kings 19:22Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy [One] of Israel.2 Kings 18:30Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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