Leviticus 24:23

And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֮ mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name
spake	וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר vay.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
forth	וַיּוֹצִ֣יאוּ vai.yo.Tzi.'u	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
cursed	הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל ham.ka.Lel	H7043	to be (causatively · definite article + verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
out	מִחוּץ֙ mi.Chutz	H2351	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
camp	לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה la.ma.cha.Neh	H4264	an encampment (of travellers or troops) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
stone	וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ vai.yir.ge.Mu	H7275	to cast together (stones) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
stones	אָ֑בֶן 'A.ven	H68	a stone · noun, common feminine singular absolute
children	וּבְנֵֽי u.ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
did	עָשׂ֔וּ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
commanded	צִוָּ֥ה tzi.Vah	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה mo.Sheh	H4872	Mosheh · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Leviticus 24:14-16 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 st…
Numbers 15:35-36 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
Hebrews 2:2-3 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
Hebrews 10:28-29 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:10–end

Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. We have here an account of the evil manners of a certain nameless mongrel Israelite, and the good laws occasioned thereby. I. The offender was the son of an Egyptian father and an Israelitish mother (Lev 24:10); his mother was of the tribe of Dan, Lev 24:11. Neither he nor his father is named, but his mother only, who was an Israelite. This notice is taken of his parentage either, 1. To intimate what occasioned the quarrel he was engaged in. The Jews say, "He offered to set up his tent among the Danites in the right of his mother, but was justly opposed by some or other of that tribe, and informed that his father being an Egyptian he had no part nor lot…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 24:23

the children of Israel did as the Lord's commanded--The chapter closes with the execution of Shelomith's son [Lev 24:14] --and stoning having afterwards become the established punishment in all cases of blasphemy, it illustrates the fate of Stephen, who suffered under a false imputation of that crime [Act 7:58-59]. Next: Leviticus Chapter 25

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 24:23

And stone him with stones - We are not to suppose that the culprit was exposed to the unbridled fury of the thousands of Israel; this would be brutality, not justice, for the very worst of tempers and passions might be produced and fostered by such a procedure. The Jews themselves tell us that their manner of stoning was this: they brought the condemned person without the camp, because his crime had rendered him unclean, and whatever was unclean must be put without the camp. When they came within four cubits of the place of execution, they stripped the criminal, if a man, leaving him nothing but a cloth about the waist. The place on which he was to be executed was elevated, and the witnesses…

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John Gill on Leviticus 24:23

And Moses spake unto the children of Israel,.... As the Lord had commanded him: that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones; which were the instructions God had given to Moses upon inquiring his mind and will about this matter: and the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses; they took the blasphemer, and led him out of the camp, put their hands on him, and stoned him with stones till he died.

Dictionary and topics

Punishments — The earliest theory of punishment current among mankind is doubtless the one of simple retaliation, “blood for blood.” Viewed historically, the first case of punishment for crime mentioned in…
Gates · Criminals generally punished without — Criminals generally punished without
Punishment · .For blasphemy — .For blasphemy
Swearing, Profane · Punishment for — Punishment for

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Leviticus 24:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 24:23

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 24:23

John Gill on Leviticus 24:23

Dictionary and topics

Leviticus 24:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 24:23

Adam Clarke on Leviticus 24:23

John Gill on Leviticus 24:23

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Leviticus 24:18–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Leviticus 24:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Leviticus 24:22

Rashi on Leviticus 24:23