Leviticus 24

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

“Command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

3 Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron order it from evening to morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.

Outside of the veil of the Testimony, in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron shall keep it in order from evening to morning before the LORD continually. It shall be a statute forever throughout your generations.

4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

He shall keep in order the lamps on the pure gold lamp stand before the LORD continually.

5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts [of an ephah] shall be in one cake.

“You shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes of it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in one cake.

6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on 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 the LORD.

7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto 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 the LORD.

8 Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before the LORD continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant.

Every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before the LORD continually. It is an everlasting covenant on the behalf of the children of Israel.

9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

It shall be for Aaron and his sons. They shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD 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 the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;

The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out amongst the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.

11 and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed: and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

12 And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.

They put him in custody until the LORD’s will should be declared to them.

13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

The LORD spoke to Moses, 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 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.

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

You shall speak to the children of Israel, 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; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as the homeborn, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be put to death.

He who blasphemes the LORD’s name, he shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him. The foreigner as well as the native-born shall be put to death when he blasphemes the Name.

17 And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death;

“‘He who strikes any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

18 and he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good: life for life.

He who strikes an animal mortally shall make it good, life for life.

19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;

If anyone injures his neighbour, it shall be done to him as he has done:

20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. It shall be done to him as he has injured someone.

21 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man 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 the homeborn: for I am the LORD your God.

You shall have one kind of law for the foreigner as well as the native-born; for I am the LORD your God.’”

23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.