< Leviticus 24 >

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring to thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
“Enjoin the children of Israel [God prevails], that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a menorah ·lamp· to burn continually.
3 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening to the morning before the LORD continually: [It shall be] a statute for ever in your generations.
Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, shall Aaron [Light-bringer] keep it in order from evening to morning before Adonai continually: it shall be a statute forever throughout all your generations.
4 Ye shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.
He shall keep in order the lamp candles on the pure gold menorah ·lamp· before Adonai continually.
5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenth-parts shall be in one cake.
“You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: one tenth of an ephah [two omers; 4.6 q; 4.4 L] shall be in one cake.
6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
You shall set them in two rows, six on a row, on the pure gold table before Adonai.
7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon [each] row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, [even] an offering made by fire to the LORD.
You shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire to Adonai.
8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, [being taken] from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.
Every Sabbath ·To cease· day he shall set it in order before Adonai continually. It is on the behalf of the children of Israel [God prevails] an everlasting covenant.
9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it [is] most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
It shall be for Aaron [Light-bringer] and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of Adonai made by fire by a perpetual statute.”
10 And the son of an Israelitish woman whose father [was] an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this son of the Israelitish [woman] and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
The son of an Israelite [Descendant of God prevails] woman, whose father was an Egyptian [person from Abode of slavery], went out among the children of Israel [God prevails]; and the son of the Israelite [Descendant of God prevails] woman and a man of Israel [God prevails] strove together in the camp.
11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name [of the LORD], and cursed: and they brought him to Moses: (and his mother's name [was] Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan: )
The son of the Israelite [Descendant of God prevails] woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses [Drawn out]. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan [He judged].
12 And they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.
They put him in custody, until Adonai’s will should be declared to them.
13 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
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.
“Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who sh'ma ·heard obeyed· him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
15 And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
You shall speak to the children of Israel [God prevails], saying, ‘Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin.
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.
He who blasphemes Adonai’s name, 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.
17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.
“‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.
18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.
He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.
19 And if a man shall cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;
If anyone injures his neighbor; as he has done, so shall it be done to him:
20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him.
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.
21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.
He who kills an animal shall make it good; and he who kills a man shall be put to death.
22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I [am] the LORD your God.
You shall have one kind of judgment for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am Adonai your God.’”
23 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones: and the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Moses [Drawn out] spoke to the children of Israel [God prevails]; and they brought out him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel [God prevails] did as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out].

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