Leviticus 24:10-23

English Standard Version

Punishment for Blasphemy

¹⁰Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, ¹¹and the Israelite woman's son ^(A)blasphemed the ^(B)Name, and cursed. Then they ^(C)brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. ¹²And ^(D)they put him in custody, ^(E)till the will of the Lord should be clear to them.

¹³Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹⁴^(F)“Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him ^(G)lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. ¹⁵And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall ^(H)bear his sin. ¹⁶Whoever ^(I)blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

An Eye for an Eye

¹⁷^(J)“Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. ¹⁸^(K)Whoever takes an animal's life shall make it good, life for life. ¹⁹If anyone injures his neighbor, ^(L)as he has done it shall be done to him, ²⁰fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. ²¹^(M)Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, ^(N)and whoever kills a person shall be put to death. ²²You shall have the ^(O)same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the Lord your God.” ²³So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and ^(P)they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.