Leviticus 24:15
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Leviticus 24:15 in other translations
| BSB | And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘If anyone curses his God, he shall bear the consequences of his sin. |
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| WEB | You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. |
| ASV | And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. |
| YLT | ‘And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When any man revileth his God--then he hath borne his sin; |
| DARBY | And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Every one when he revileth his God shall bear his sin. |
| BBE | And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head. |
| Webster | And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. |
What does Leviticus 24:15 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Leviticus 24:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 24:15
- Leviticus 5:1
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- Exodus 22:28
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
- Numbers 9:13
But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.
- Leviticus 20:16-17
And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
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Context
- 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.
- Leviticus 24:16
And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
Leviticus 24:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y á los hijos de Israel hablarás, diciendo: Cualquiera que maldijere á su Dios, llevará su iniquidad. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tu parleras aux fils d’Israël, en disant: Tout homme qui aura maudit son Dieu, portera son péché; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und zu den Kindern Israel sollst du reden und sprechen: Wenn irgend jemand seinem Gott flucht, so soll er seine Sünde tragen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ad filios Israël loqueris: Homo, qui maledixerit Deo suo, portabit peccatum suum; |