Leviticus 24:23

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“Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.”

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BSBPD

“Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Moses spake 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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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 Jehovah commanded Moses.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Moses speaketh unto the sons of Israel, and they bring out the reviler unto the outside of the camp, and stone him with stones; and the sons of Israel have done as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 24:23 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 12:28And the Israelites went and did just what the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron.
  2. Leviticus 16:34This is to be a permanent statute for you, to make atonement once a year for the Israelites because of all their sins.” And all this was done as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  3. Leviticus 24:14“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
  4. Numbers 15:35And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”
  5. Hebrews 2:2For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
  6. Hebrews 10:28Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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