Leviticus 24:14
New International Version
“Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him.

New Living Translation
“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death.

English Standard Version
“Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

Berean Standard Bible
“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
“Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

New American Standard Bible
“Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have all the congregation stone him.

NASB 1995
“Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then let all the congregation stone him.

NASB 1977
“Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then let all the congregation stone him.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Bring the one who has cursed outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then let all the congregation stone him.

Amplified Bible
“Bring the one who has cursed [the LORD] outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head [as witnesses to his guilt]; then let all the congregation stone him.

Christian Standard Bible
“Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him.

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
This man has cursed me! Take him outside the camp and tell the witnesses to lay their hands on his head. Then command the whole community of Israel to stone him to death.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The man who cursed [my name] must be taken outside the camp. All who heard him curse [my name] must lay their hands on his head. Then the whole congregation must stone him to death.

Good News Translation
"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.

International Standard Version
"Take the one who cursed outside the camp. Everyone who heard him is to lay their hands on his head. Then the entire congregation is to stone him to death.

Majority Standard Bible
?Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.

NET Bible
"Bring the one who cursed outside the camp, and all who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the whole congregation is to stone him to death.

New Heart English Bible
"Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
“Bring him who cursed out of the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Bring out the reviler to the outside of the camp; and all those hearing have laid their hands on his head, and all the congregation has stoned him.

Young's Literal Translation
'Bring out the reviler unto the outside of the camp; and all those hearing have laid their hands on his head, and all the company have stoned him.

Smith's Literal Translation
Bring him vilifying, without the camp; and all they hearing, placed their hands upon his head, and all the assembly stoned him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and when all who heard him have laid their hands on his head, let the whole community stone him.

New Revised Standard Version
Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands on his head, and let the whole congregation stone him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Bring outside the camp him who has cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
“Lead him who cursed outside of the camp and everyone who heard it will place their hands on his head and all of the assembly shall stone him.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Bring forth him that cursed outside the camp, and all who heard shall lay their hands upon his head, and all the congregation shall stone him.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Shelomith's Son Blasphemes
13Then the LORD said to Moses, 14“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him. 15And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin.…

Cross References
Numbers 15:32-36
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. / Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, / and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody. ...

Deuteronomy 17:2-7
If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant / and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden— / and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel, ...

Exodus 21:17
Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.

Deuteronomy 13:9-10
Instead, you must surely kill him. Your hand must be the first against him to put him to death, and then the hands of all the people. / Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

John 8:7
When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

Acts 7:58-59
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. / While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

Deuteronomy 21:21
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

1 Kings 21:13
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

Matthew 26:66-68
What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered. / Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him / and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?”

Acts 6:11-13
Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” / So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Hebrews 10:28
Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

1 Corinthians 5:13
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

Deuteronomy 22:21
she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house, and there the men of her city will stone her to death. For she has committed an outrage in Israel by being promiscuous in her father’s house. So you must purge the evil from among you.

Joshua 7:24-25
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor. / “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”


Treasury of Scripture

Bring forth him that has cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

without

Leviticus 13:46
All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be.

Numbers 5:2-4
Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: …

Numbers 15:35
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.

all that

Deuteronomy 13:9
But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

Deuteronomy 17:7
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

let all the

Leviticus 20:2,27
Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones…

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…

Deuteronomy 13:10
And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

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Take the blasphemer
The term "blasphemer" in Hebrew is "naqab," which means to pierce or perforate, often used metaphorically to denote someone who has pierced the sanctity of God's name. In the ancient Israelite context, blasphemy was considered a grave sin because it directly attacked the holiness and sovereignty of God. This reflects the deep reverence and fear of the Lord that was central to Israelite worship and community life.

outside the camp
The camp of Israel was not just a physical location but a symbol of God's dwelling among His people. To be taken "outside the camp" was to be removed from the community and the presence of God, signifying both physical and spiritual separation. This act underscores the seriousness of sin and the need for purity within the community, as the camp was where God's holiness resided.

All those who heard him
This phrase emphasizes communal responsibility and the importance of witnesses in the administration of justice. In ancient Israel, the testimony of witnesses was crucial in legal proceedings, and those who heard the blasphemy were required to participate in the execution of justice. This communal involvement highlights the collective commitment to uphold God's law and maintain the sanctity of His name.

are to lay their hands on his head
The laying on of hands in this context is a symbolic act of transferring guilt and responsibility. It signifies that the witnesses are affirming the truth of their testimony and the justice of the punishment. This ritual act also serves as a sobering reminder of the gravity of sin and the communal nature of justice in Israelite society.

and the whole assembly
The involvement of the "whole assembly" in the execution of justice reflects the theocratic nature of Israel's society, where the community as a whole was responsible for upholding God's laws. This collective action underscores the unity and shared values of the Israelite people, as well as their collective accountability before God.

is to stone him
Stoning was a common form of capital punishment in ancient Israel, reserved for the most serious offenses. It was a communal act, involving the participation of the entire assembly, which served both as a deterrent to sin and as a means of purging evil from the community. This harsh penalty reflects the severity with which God views the sin of blasphemy and the necessity of maintaining holiness among His people.

(14) Bring forth him that hath cursed.--The sentence which God now passes upon the blasphemer is that he should be conducted from prison outside the camp, where all unclean persons had to abide (Numbers 5:2-3), and where malefactors were executed (Hebrews 13:12-13).

Let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head.--That is, the witnesses who heard him blaspheme, and upon whose evidence he was convicted, and the judges who found him guilty, are to lay their hands upon the criminal's head. Hence the Chaldee version translates it, "Let the witnesses who heard his blasphemy and the judges lay their hands upon his head." This imposition of hands upon a criminal was peculiar to the blasphemer who was sentenced to death, and according to the Jewish canonists, the witnesses and the judges thereby declared that the testimony and the sentence were faithful and righteous, and at the same time uttered the solemn words, "Let thy blood be upon thine own head; thou hast brought this upon thyself."

Let all the congregation stone him.--The witnesses, who are the representatives of the people, cast the first stone, and then all the people who stood by covered the convict with stones. (See Leviticus 20:2.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Bring
הוֹצֵ֣א (hō·w·ṣê)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

the one who has cursed
הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗ל (ham·qal·lêl)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling

outside
מִחוּץ֙ (mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

the camp,
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (lam·ma·ḥă·neh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

and have all
כָֽל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who heard
הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛ים (haš·šō·mə·‘îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

him lay
וְסָמְכ֧וּ (wə·sā·mə·ḵū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5564: To prop, to lean upon, take hold of

their hands
יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (yə·ḏê·hem)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3027: A hand

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his head;
רֹאשׁ֑וֹ (rō·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

then have the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

assembly
הָעֵדָֽה׃ (hā·‘ê·ḏāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

stone
וְרָגְמ֥וּ (wə·rā·ḡə·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7275: To cast together, to lapidate

him.
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case


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