Leviticus 24:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the stranger as well as the one born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The entire assembly shall stone him. Whether a foreigner or a native-born, if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he that blasphemeth{H5344} the name{H8034} of Jehovah,{H3068} he shall surely{H4191} be put to death;{H4191} all the congregation{H5712} shall certainly{H7275} stone{H7275} him: as well the sojourner,{H1616} as the home-born,{H249} when he blasphemeth{H5344} the name{H8034} [of Jehovah], shall be put to death.{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he that blasphemeth{H5344}{(H8802)} the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068}, he shall surely{H4191}{(H8800)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}, and all the congregation{H5712} shall certainly{H7275}{(H8800)} stone{H7275}{(H8799)} him: as well the stranger{H1616}, as he that is born in the land{H249}, when he blasphemeth{H5344}{(H8800)} the name{H8034} of the LORD, shall be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lorde, shall dye for it: all the multitude shall stone him to deeth. And the straunger as well as the Israelite yf he curse the name, shall dye for it.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and he that blasphemeth the name of the LORDE, shal dye the death. The whole congregacio shal stone him. As the straunger, so shal he of the housholde be also. Yf he blaspheme the name, he shal dye.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shalbe put to death: all the Congregation shall stone him to death: aswell the stranger, as he that is borne in the lande: when he blasphemeth the name of the Lorde, let him beslaine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lorde, let him be slayne, and all the multitude shall stone hym to death: Whether he be borne in the lande, or a straunger, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lorde, let hym be slayne.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who blasphemes the name of Yahweh, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the foreigner as well as the native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he who is execrating the name of Jehovah is certainly put to death; all the company do certainly cast stones at him; as a sojourner so a native, in his execrating the Name, is put to death.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name `of Jehovah', shall be put to death.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name [of Jehovah], shall be put to death.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who blasphemes the name of Yahweh, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the foreigner as well as the native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and one who misuses the name of the LORD must surely be put to death. The whole congregation must surely stone him, whether he is a resident foreigner or a native citizen; when he misuses the Name he must be put to death.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:31 : 31 Therefore I say to you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men.
  • Matt 26:66 : 66 What do you think? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
  • Mark 3:28-29 : 28 Truly, I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven to the sons of men, and blasphemies by which they may blaspheme: 29 But he who shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
  • John 8:58-59 : 58 Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am. 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
  • John 10:33-36 : 33 The Jews answered him, saying, We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God. 34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken, 36 Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?
  • Acts 26:11 : 11 And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
  • Jas 2:7 : 7 Do they not blaspheme that worthy name by which you are called?
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
  • 1 Kgs 21:10-13 : 10 And set two men, worthless fellows, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You blasphemed God and the king. And then carry him out and stone him, that he may die. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, and as it was written in the letters she had sent to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And two men, worthless fellows, came in and sat before him; and the men bore witness against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died.
  • Ps 74:10 : 10 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
  • Ps 74:18 : 18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed Your name.
  • Ps 139:20 : 20 For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

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    13 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    14 Bring forth him who has cursed outside the camp; and let all who heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

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  • Num 15:35-37
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    35 And the LORD said to Moses, The man shall surely be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

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    37 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Lev 20:9-11
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    9 For everyone that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

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    11 And the man that lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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    14 But if a man acts presumptuously against his neighbor, to kill him with guile, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

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    16 He who kidnaps a man, and sells him, or if he is found in his hand, shall surely be put to death.

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    9 But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.

    10 And you shall stone him with stones, that he die; because he has sought to push you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

    11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this among you.

  • 12 He who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death.

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    30 But the soul who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native or a stranger, that soul reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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  • Deut 17:5-7
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    5 then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed this wicked thing, and shall stone them with stones until they die.

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

  • 2 Again, you shall say to the children of Israel, Whoever of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, who gives any of his offspring to Molech, he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.

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    18 Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

  • 2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

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

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  • 21 And he who kills a beast shall restore it: and he who kills a man shall be put to death.

  • 12 The man who acts presumptuously and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or to the judge, that man shall die; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.

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    12 And you shall set boundaries for the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that you do not go up into the mount, or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mount shall surely be put to death:

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  • 13 That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

  • 4 For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die.

  • 30 Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the testimony of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

  • 19 Whoever lies with an animal shall surely be put to death.

  • 20 But the prophet, who shall presume to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who shall speak in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die.

  • 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.

  • 13 Whoever comes near the tabernacle of the LORD must die: will we all be consumed with dying?

  • 5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he has spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to push you out of the way which the LORD your God commanded you to walk in. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • 20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

  • 7 If a man is found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and makes merchandise of him, or sells him; then that thief shall die; and you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • 64 You have heard the blasphemy; what think you? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.