Leviticus 24:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 24:12

The Penalty for Blasphemy

10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp.

11 And the Israelite woman’s son ^ablasphemed the name of the Lord and ^bcursed; and so they ^cbrought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

12 Then they ^aput him in custody, ^bthat the mind of the Lord might be shown to them.

13 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

14 “Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him ^alay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

15 “Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘Whoever curses his God ^ashall bear his sin.

16 And whoever ^ablasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the Lord, he shall be put to death.

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 24:12

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American Standard Version
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
And they put him in custody until the will of the Lord might be declared to them.

Contemporary English Version
who had him guarded while everyone waited for the LORD to tell them what to do.

Darby English Version
And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.

Good News Bible
put him under guard, and waited for the LORD to tell them what to do with him.

King James Version
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be showed them.

New American Standard Bible
They put him in custody so that the command of the LORD might be made clear to them.

New International Version
They put him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

New King James Version
Then they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They put him in custody so that the command of the LORD might become clear to them.

Revised Standard Version
And they put him in custody, till the will of the LORD should be declared to them.

Young's Literal Translation
and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.

New English Translation
So they placed him in custody until they were able¹ to make a clear legal decision for themselves based on words from the mouth of the Lord.²

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