KJV King James Version
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
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Leviticus 24:15
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.
WEB World English Bible
You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
ASV American Standard Version
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When any man revileth his God—then he hath borne his sin;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 24
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.
18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelתְּדַבֵּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanאִ֛ישׁH376 · ishmanכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיְקַלֵּ֥לH7043 · qa.lalto lightenאֱלֹהָ֖יוH430 · e.lo.himGodוְנָשָׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseחֶטְאֽוֹ׃H2399 · chetsin
Cross-references
Leviticus 5:1And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.Numbers 9:13But the man that [is] clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.Leviticus 20:16-17And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.
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