Leviticus 24:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Leviticus 24:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 24:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 24:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He who blasphemes Yahweh’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.”

Leviticus 24:16 — World English Bible

Leviticus 24:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, shall be put to death.”

Leviticus 24:16 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 24:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he who is execrating the name of Jehovah is certainly put to death; all the company do certainly cast stones at him; as a sojourner so a native, in his execrating the Name, is put to death.”

Leviticus 24:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 24:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah shall certainly be put to death; all the assembly shall certainly stone him; as well the stranger as he that is home-born, when he blasphemeth the Name, shall be put to death.”

Leviticus 24:16 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 24:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shalbe put to death: all the Congregation shall stone him to death: aswell the stranger, as he that is borne in the lande: when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, let him beslaine.”

Leviticus 24:16 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 24:16 in Context — Leviticus 24

14 Saca al blasfemo fuera del real, y todos los que le oyeron pongan sus manos sobre la cabeza de él, y apedréelo toda la congregación.

15 Y á los hijos de Israel hablarás, diciendo: Cualquiera que maldijere á su Dios, llevará su iniquidad.

16 Y el que blasfemare el nombre de Jehová, ha de ser muerto: toda la congregación lo apedreará: así el extranjero como el natural, si blasfemare el Nombre, que muera.

17 Asimismo el hombre que hiere de muerte á cualquiera persona, que sufra la muerte.

18 Y el que hiere á algún animal, ha de restituirlo: animal por animal.

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What Does Leviticus 24:16 Mean?

Leviticus 24:16 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 24. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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