Leviticus 24
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1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee the finest and clearest oil of olives, to furnish the lamps continually,
3Without the veil of the testimony in the tabernacle of the covenant. And Aaron shall set them from evening until morning before the Lord, by a perpetual service and rite in your generations.
4They shall be set upon the most pure candlestick before the Lord continually.
5Thou shalt take also fine flour, and shalt bake twelve loaves thereof, two tenths shall be in every loaf.
6And thou shalt set them six and six, one against another, upon the most clean table before the Lord.
7And thou shalt put upon them the clearest frankincense, that the bread may be for a memorial of the oblation of the Lord.
8Every sabbath they shall be changed before the Lord: being received of the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant:
9And they shall be Aaron's and his sons', that they may eat them in the holy place: because it is most holy of the sacrifices of the Lord by a perpetual right.
10And, behold, there went out the son of a woman of Israel, whom she had of an Egyptian, among the children of Israel: and fell at words in the camp with a man of Israel.
11And when he had blasphemed the name, and had cursed it, he was brought to Moses. (Now his mother was called Salumith, the daughter of Dabri, of the tribe of Dan:)
12And they put him into prison, till they might know what the Lord would command.
13And the Lord spoke to Moses,
14Saying: Bring forth the blasphemer without the camp: and let them that heard him put their hands upon his head: and let all the people stone him.
15And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel. The man that curseth his God shall bear his sin:
16And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, dying let him die. All the multitude shall stone him, whether he be a native or a stranger. He that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, dying let him die.
17He that striketh and killeth a man: dying let him die.
18He that killeth a beast shall make it good: that is to say, shall give beast for beast.
19He that giveth a blemish to any of his neighbours: as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:
20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, shall he restore. What blemish he gave, the like shall he be compelled to suffer.
21He that striketh a beast shall render another. He that striketh a man shall be punished.
22Let there be equal judgment among you, whether he be a stranger, or a native that offends: because I am the Lord your God.
23And Moses spoke to the children of Israel. And they brought forth him that had blasphemed, without the camp, and they stoned him. And the children of Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Leviticus 24
24
Taking Care of the Lamps
(Ex 27.20–21)
1The LORD told Moses 2to give the following orders to the people of Israel: Bring pure olive oil of the finest quality for the lamps in the Tent, so that a light may be kept burning regularly. 3Each evening Aaron shall light them and keep them burning until morning, there in the LORD's presence outside the curtain in front of the Covenant Box, which is in the Most Holy Place. This regulation is to be observed for all time to come. 4Aaron shall take care of the lamps on the lampstand of pure gold and must see that they burn regularly in the LORD's presence.
The Bread Offered to God
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Ex 25.30
Take twelve kilogrammes of flour and bake twelve loaves of bread. 6Put the loaves in two rows, six in each row, on the table covered with pure gold, which is in the LORD's presence. 7Put some pure incense on each row, as a token food offering to the LORD to take the place of the bread. 8Every Sabbath, for all time to come, the bread must be placed in the presence of the LORD. This is Israel's duty for ever. 9#Mt 12.4; Mk 2.26; Lk 6.4The bread belongs to Aaron and his descendants, and they shall eat it in a holy place, because this is a very holy part of the food offered to the LORD for the priests.
An Example of Just and Fair Punishment
10-11There was a man whose father was an Egyptian and whose mother was an Israelite named Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan. There in the camp this man quarrelled with an Israelite. During the quarrel he cursed God, so they took him to Moses, 12put him under guard, and waited for the LORD to tell them what to do with him.
13The LORD said to Moses, 14“Take that man out of the camp. Everyone who heard him curse shall put his hands on the man's head to testify that he is guilty, and then the whole community shall stone him to death. 15Then tell the people of Israel that anyone who curses God must suffer the consequences 16and be put to death. Any Israelite or any foreigner living in Israel who curses the LORD shall be stoned to death by the whole community.
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Ex 21.12
“Anyone who commits murder shall be put to death, 18and anyone who kills an animal belonging to someone else must replace it. The principle is a life for a life.
19“If anyone injures another person, whatever he has done shall be done to him. 20#Ex 21.23–25; Deut 19.21; Mt 5.38If he breaks a bone, one of his bones shall be broken; if he blinds him in one eye, one of his eyes shall be blinded; if he knocks out a tooth, one of his teeth shall be knocked out. Whatever injury he causes another person shall be done to him in return. 21Whoever kills an animal shall replace it, but whoever kills a human being shall be put to death. 22#Num 15.16This law applies to all of you, to Israelites and to foreigners living among you, because I am the LORD your God.”
23When Moses had said this to the people of Israel, they took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death. In this way the people of Israel did what the LORD had commanded Moses.
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