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Leviticus 24

Leviticus 24:10

Punishment for Blasphemy · Leviticus 24:10–16
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Translations

Modern
Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite.
Traditional
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;
Literal
And a son of a woman, an Israelitess, went out (and he the son of an Egyptian man) in the midst of the sons of Israel. And this son of the Israelitess and a man of the Israelites fought each other in the camp.
Latin
Ecce autem egressus filius mulieris Israëlitidis, quem pepererat de viro ægyptio inter filios Israël, jurgatus est in castris cum viro Israëlita.

Original

Hebrew
English
Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite.

Notes

Leviticus 24:10–23

A large group of non-Israelites, including other Semitic people and Egyptians, left Egypt with the Israelites (Exodus 12:38). Among them was a man with an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father. A fight broke out between this man and a full-blooded Israelite. the man who was half-Egyptian verbally cursed the Israelite, using the name of God in a disrespectful manner.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Ancient Law Codes

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Blasphemy Courts and Trials Curse, Cursed Deuteronomy, Book of Dibri History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Naboth

Topics

Blasphemy: General Scriptures Concerning Blasphemy: The Depraved Son of Shelomith, Who, in an Altercation with an Israelite, Cursed God Strife: Leads to Blasphemy Trial: Before Court