Leviticus 24

The Lamps

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 a "Command the children of Israel that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. 3 "Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it from evening until morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute forever in your generations. 4 "He shall 1 be in charge of the lamps on b the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.

Bread for the Tabernacle

5 "And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve c cakes with it. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. 6 "You shall set them in two rows, six in a row, d on the pure gold table before the LORD. 7 "And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a e memorial, an offering made by fire to the LORD. 8 f "Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 9 "And g it shall be for Aaron and his sons, h and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy to him from the offerings of the LORD made by fire, by a perpetual statute."

Punishment for Blasphemy

10 Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp. 11 And the Israelite woman's son i blasphemed the name of the LORD and j cursed; and so they k brought him to Moses. (His mother's name was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) 12 Then they l put him 2 in custody, m that 3 the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.

13 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 14 "Take outside the camp him who has cursed; then let all who heard him n lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 "Then you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'Whoever curses his God o shall 4 bear his sin. 16 'And whoever p blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall certainly stone him, the stranger as well as him who is born in the land. When he blasphemes the name of the LORD, he shall be put to death.

An Eye for an Eye

17 q 'Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. 18 r 'Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, animal for animal. 19 'If a man causes disfigurement of his neighbor, as s he has done, so shall it be done to him - 20 'fracture for t fracture, u eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him. 21 'And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. 22 'You shall have v the 5 same law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am the LORD your God.' " 23 Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they took outside the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 27:20
    And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
    Exodus 27:21
    In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 25:31
    You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece.
    Exodus 31:8
    The table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense.
    Exodus 37:17
    He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 25:30
    And you shall set the showbread on the table before Me always.
    Exodus 39:36
    The table, all its utensils, and the showbread.
    Exodus 40:23
    And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 25:23
    You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two...
    Exodus 25:24
    And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and ma...
    1 Kings 7:48
    Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for t...
    2 Chronicles 4:19
    Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for t...
    2 Chronicles 13:11
    And they burn to the LORD every morning and eve...
    Hebrews 9:2
    For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, ...
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 2:2
    He shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests, one of whom shall take from it his handful of fine flour and oil with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn it as a memorial on the altar, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
    Leviticus 2:9
    Then the priest shall take from the grain offering a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar. It is an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the LORD.
    Leviticus 2:16
    Then the priest shall burn the memorial portion: part of its beaten grain and part of its oil, with all the frankincense, as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 4:7
    On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread shall be on it.
    1 Chronicles 9:32
    And some of their brethren of the sons of the Kohathites were in charge of preparing the showbread for every Sabbath.
    2 Chronicles 2:4
    Behold, I am building a temple for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to Him, to burn before Him sweet incense, for the continual showbread, for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, on the New Moons, and on the set feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
    Matthew 12:4
    How he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
    Matthew 12:5
    Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?
  7. Cross References
    1 Samuel 21:6
    So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the LORD, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away.
    Matthew 12:4
    How he entered the house of God and ate the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
    Mark 2:26
    "how he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the showbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and also gave some to those who were with him?"
    Luke 6:4
    "how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?"
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 29:33
    They shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; but an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy.
    Leviticus 8:31
    And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, "Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of consecration offerings, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 22:28
    You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
  10. Cross References
    Job 1:5
    So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Thus Job did regularly.
    Job 1:11
    "But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!"
    Job 1:22
    In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.
    Isaiah 8:21
    They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 18:22
    And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.
    Exodus 18:26
    So they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves.
  12. Cross References
    Numbers 15:34
    They put him under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him.
  13. Cross References
    Numbers 27:5
    So Moses brought their case before the LORD.
  14. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 13:9
    But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people.
    Deuteronomy 17:7
    The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.
  15. Cross References
    Leviticus 20:17
    If a man takes his sister, his father's daughter or his mother's daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister's nakedness. He shall bear his guilt.
    Numbers 9:13
    But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, and ceases to keep the Passover, that same person shall be cut off from among his people, because he did not bring the offering of the LORD at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 20:7
    You shall not take the name of the LORD your Go...
    1 Kings 21:10
    And seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bea...
    1 Kings 21:13
    And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before...
    Matthew 12:31
    Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy...
    Mark 3:28
    Assuredly, I say to you, all sins will be forgi...
    Mark 3:29
    But he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit n...
  17. Cross References
    Genesis 9:6
    Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood sha...
    Exodus 21:12
    He who strikes a man so that he dies shall sure...
    Numbers 35:30
    Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be p...
    Numbers 35:31
    Moreover you shall take no ransom for the life ...
    Deuteronomy 19:11
    But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait ...
    Deuteronomy 19:12
    Then the elders of his city shall send and brin...
    Deuteronomy 27:24
    'Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor sec...
  18. Cross References
    Leviticus 24:21
    And whoever kills an animal shall restore it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 21:24
    Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 21:23
    But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life.
    Deuteronomy 19:21
    Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
  21. Cross References
    Matthew 5:38
    "You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
    Matthew 5:39
    But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 12:49
    "One law shall be for the native-born and for t...
    Leviticus 19:33 - 37
    And if a stranger dwells with you in your land,...
    Numbers 9:14
    'And if a stranger dwells among you, and would ...
    Numbers 15:15
    One ordinance shall be for you of the assembly ...
    Numbers 15:16
    'One law and one custom shall be for you and fo...
    Numbers 15:29
    You shall have one law for him who sins uninten...
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