Leviticus 24 · Verse 14

Leviticus 24:14

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.
Leviticus 24:14, King James Version

Leviticus 24:14 in other translations

BSB“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.
WEB“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.
ASVBring 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.
YLT‘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.
DARBYLead the reviler outside the camp; and all that heard him shall lay their hands upon his head, and the whole assembly shall stone him.
BBETake the curser outside the tent-circle; and let all in whose hearing the words were said put their hands on his head, and let him be stoned by all the people.
WebsterBring 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.

What does Leviticus 24:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp--All executions took place without the camp; and this arrangement probably originated in the idea that, as the Israelites were to be "a holy people" [De 7:6; 14:2, 21; 26:19; 28:9], all flagrant offenders should be thrust out of their society. let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, &c.--The imposition of hands formed a public and solemn testimony against the crime, and at the same time made the punishment legal.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Lay their hands upon his head - It was by this ceremony that the people who heard him curse bore their public testimony in order to his being fully convicted, for without this his punishment would not have been lawful. By this ceremony also they in effect said to the man, Thy blood be upon thy own head.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 24:10-23

This offender was the son of an Egyptian father, and an Israelitish mother. The notice of his parents shows the common ill effect of mixed marriages. A standing law for the stoning of blasphemers was made upon this occasion. Great stress is laid upon this law. It extends to the strangers among them, as well as to those born in the land. Strangers, as well as native Israelites, should be entitled to the benefit of…

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Leviticus 24:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'bring outH3318
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַֽמְקַלֵּ֗לham.ka.Lelthe [one who] cursedH7043
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מִחוּץ֙mi.Chutzfrom [the] outsideH2351
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.Nehof the campH4264
וְסָמְכ֧וּve.sa.me.Khuand they will leanH5564
כָֽל\־khol-allH3605
הַשֹּׁמְעִ֛יםha.sho.me.'Imthose [who] heardH8085
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.Hemhands theirH3027
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹאשׁ֑וֹro.Shohead hisH7218
וְרָגְמ֥וּve.rag.Muand they will stoneH7275
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעֵדָֽה\׃ha.'e.Dahthe congregationH5712

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Cross references for Leviticus 24:14

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 21:21

    And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

  • John 10:31-33

    Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

  • Leviticus 20:27

    A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.

  • Leviticus 20:2

    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.

  • Acts 7:58-59

    And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 13:9-10

    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. 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.

  • 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: Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the Lord spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

  • 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. And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commanded Moses.

  • Deuteronomy 22:21

    Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

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without.
13:46; Nu 5:2-4; 15:35
all that.
De 13:9; 17:7
let all the.
20:2,27; Nu 15:35,36; De 13:10; 21:21; 22:21; Jos 7:25; Joh 8:59
Joh 10:31-33; Ac 7:58,59

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Context

  • Leviticus 24:13

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Leviticus 24:14

    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.

  • Leviticus 24:15

    And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

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Leviticus 24:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Saca al blasfemo fuera del real, y todos los que le oyeron pongan sus manos sobre la cabeza de él, y apedréelo toda la congregación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fais sortir hors du camp celui qui a maudit; et que tous ceux qui l’ont entendu posent leurs mains sur sa tête, et que toute l’assemblée le lapide.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Führe den Flucher außerhalb des Lagers; und alle, die es gehört haben, sollen ihre Hände auf seinen Kopf legen, und die ganze Gemeinde soll ihn steinigen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dicens: Educ blasphemum extra castra, et ponant omnes qui audierunt, manus suas super caput ejus, et lapidet eum populus universus.