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A Case History of Blasphemy

10 Now a son of an Israeli woman and an Egyptian man[a] went out among the Israelis. The Israeli woman’s son got into a fight with an Israeli man in the camp. 11 Then the Israeli woman’s son blasphemed the Name and cursed, so they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan. 12 They placed him in custody until a decision would be made[b] to them according to the word[c] of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 24:10 Lit. woman the son of an Egyptian man
  2. Leviticus 24:12 The Heb. lacks would be made
  3. Leviticus 24:12 Lit. mouth

A Blasphemer Put to Death

10 Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name(A) with a curse;(B) so they brought him to Moses.(C) (His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri the Danite.)(D) 12 They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.(E)

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