Leviticus 24
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1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you clear oil from the purest olives, in order to supply the lamps continuously
3 outside the veil of the testimony in the tabernacle of the covenant. And Aaron shall place these, from evening until morning, before the Lord, as a perpetual worship and ritual in your generations.
4 They shall be placed upon the most pure candlestick in the sight of the Lord always.
5 You shall also receive fine wheat flour, and you shall bake twelve loaves from it, each loaf of which shall have two-tenths.
6 And you shall arrange them, six on each side, upon the most pure table before the Lord.
7 And you shall place upon them the clearest frankincense, so that the bread may be a memorial of oblation for the Lord.
8 On each Sabbath, they shall be changed before the Lord, having been received from the sons of Israel as an everlasting covenant.
9 And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, so that they may eat these in the holy place; for it is the Holy of holies from the sacrifices of the Lord, as a perpetual right.
10 Then, behold, the son of an Israelite woman, whom she had born of an Egyptian man among the sons of Israel, going out, was quarreling in the camp with a man of Israel.
11 And when he had blasphemed the name, and had cursed it, he was led to Moses. (Now his mother was called Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan.)
12 And they sent him to prison, until they might know what the Lord would command,
13 who spoke to Moses,
14 saying: Lead away the blasphemer beyond the camp, and let all who heard him place their hands upon his head, and let the entire people stone him.
15 And you shall say to the sons of Israel: The man who curses his God shall bear his sin,
16 and whoever will have blasphemed the name of the Lord shall be put to death. The entire multitude shall overwhelm him with stones, whether he be a citizen or a sojourner. Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death.
17 Whoever will have struck and killed a man shall be put to death.
18 Whoever will have struck down an animal shall repay its equivalent, that is, a life for a life.
19 Whoever will have inflicted a blemish on any of his citizens, just as he has done, so shall it be done to him:
20 fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, shall he repay. Whatever degree of blemish he has inflicted, so shall he be compelled to suffer.
21 Whoever strikes down a beast, shall repay another. Whoever strikes a man shall be punished.
22 Let there be equal judgment among you, whether it is a sojourner or a citizen who will have sinned. For I am the Lord your God.
23 And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel. And they led away him who had blasphemed, beyond the camp, and they overwhelmed him with stones. And the sons of Israel did just as the Lord had instructed Moses.
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Leviticus 24
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The Lampstand and the Holy Bread
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil from crushed olives. That oil is for the lamps that must burn without stopping. 3Aaron will keep the light burning in the Meeting Tent before the Lord from evening until morning. This light will be outside the curtain that hangs in front of the Box that holds the Agreement.#24:3 Box that holds the Agreement Literally, “Testimony.” See “Agreement” in the Word List. This law will continue forever. 4Aaron must always keep the lamps burning on the lampstand of pure gold before the Lord.
5“Take fine flour and bake twelve loaves with it. Use 16 cups#24:5 16 cups Literally, “2/10 of an ephah” (4.4 l). of flour for each loaf. 6Put them in two rows on the golden table before the Lord. Six loaves will be in each row. 7Put pure frankincense on each row. This will help the Lord remember the gift. 8Every Sabbath day Aaron will put the bread in order before the Lord. This must be done forever. This agreement with the Israelites will continue forever. 9That bread will belong to Aaron and his sons. They will eat the bread in a holy place, because that bread is one of the special gifts to the Lord. It is Aaron’s share forever.”
The Man Who Cursed God
10There was a son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian father. He was walking among the Israelites, and he started fighting in camp. 11The Israelite woman’s son began cursing, using the Lord’s name in a bad way, so the people brought him to Moses. (The name of the man’s mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.) 12The people held him as a prisoner and waited for the Lord’s command to be made clear to them.
13Then the Lord said to Moses, 14“Bring the man who cursed to a place outside the camp. Then bring together everyone who heard him curse. They will put their hands on his head.#24:14 put their hands on his head To show that all these people were sharing in punishing the man. And then all the people must throw stones at him and kill him. 15You must tell the Israelites: Anyone who curses their God must be punished. 16Anyone who speaks against the name of the Lord must be put to death. All the people must stone him. Any foreigner or anyone born in Israel who uses the Lord’s name in a bad way must be put to death.
17“And whoever kills another person must be put to death. 18Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give another animal to take its place.#24:18 give … its place Literally, “pay for it, life for life.”
19“And whoever causes an injury to their neighbor must be given the same kind of injury: 20a broken bone for a broken bone, an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. The same kind of injury a person gives another person must be given that person. 21Whoever kills an animal must pay for the animal. But whoever kills another person must be put to death.
22“The law will be the same for foreigners and for people from your own country. This is because I am the Lord your God.”
23Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the man who cursed to a place outside the camp. Then they killed him with stones. So the Israelites did just what the Lord had commanded Moses.
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