KJV 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.
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Leviticus 24:14
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
WEB World English Bible
“Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
ASV 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.
YLT 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.
Surrounding context — 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:)
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.
15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, [and] all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be put to death.
17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הוֹצֵ֣אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗לH7043 · qa.lalto lightenאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מִחוּץ֙H2351 · chutsoutsideלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampוְסָמְכ֧וּH5564 · sa.makhto supportכָֽל־H3605 · kolallהַשֹּׁמְעִ֛יםH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְדֵיהֶ֖םH3027 · yadhandעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשׁ֑וֹH7218 · roshheadוְרָגְמ֥וּH7275 · ra.gamto stoneאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallהָעֵדָֽה׃H5712 · e.dahcongregation
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 17:7The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.Leviticus 20:27A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood [shall be] upon them.Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.Leviticus 20:2Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever [he be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth [any] of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.John 10:31-33Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.John 8:59Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.Joshua 7:25And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.Numbers 15:35-36And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.Deuteronomy 22:21Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.Deuteronomy 13:9-10But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.Acts 7:58-59And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.Leviticus 13:46All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he shall be defiled; he [is] unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp [shall] his habitation [be].Numbers 5:2-4Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead:
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