Vayikra (Leviticus) 24

1GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

2Command the Israelite people to bring you clear oil of beaten olives for lighting, for kindling lamps regularly.

3Aaron shall set them up in the Tent of Meeting outside the curtain of the Pact [to burn] from evening to morning before GOD regularly; it is a law for all time throughout the ages.

4He shall set up the lamps on the pure lampstand before GOD [to burn] regularly.†

5You shall take choice flour and bake of it twelve loaves, two-tenths of a measure for each loaf.

6Place them on the pure table before GOD in two rows, six to a row.†

7With each row you shall place pure frankincense, which is to be a token offering for the bread, as an offering by fire to GOD.†

8He shall arrange them before GOD regularly every sabbath day—it is a commitment for all time on the part of the Israelites.

9They shall belong to Aaron and his sons, who shall eat them in the sacred precinct; for they are his as most holy things from GOD’s offerings by fire, a due for all time.

10There came out among the Israelites someone who was the son of an Israelite woman and an Egyptian man. And a fight broke out in the camp between that half-Israelite and a certain Israelite man.†

11The son of the Israelite woman pronounced the Name in blasphemy, and he was brought to Moses—now his mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan—

12and he was placed in custody, until GOD’s decision should be made clear to them.

13And GOD spoke to Moses, saying:

14Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands upon his head, and let the whole community stone him.†

15And to the Israelite people speak thus: Anyone who blasphemes God shall bear the guilt;†

16and one who also pronounces the name GOD shall be put to death. The whole community shall stone them; stranger or citizen—having thus pronounced the Name—shall be put to death.

17Regarding anyone who kills any human being: they shall be put to death.

18One who kills livestock shall make restitution for it: life for life.

19Regarding anyone who maims another person: what was done shall be done in return—

20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The injury inflicted on a human being shall be inflicted in return.

21One who kills livestock shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death.

22You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I the ETERNAL am your God.

23Moses spoke thus to the Israelites. And they took the blasphemer outside the camp and pelted him with stones. The Israelites did as GOD had commanded Moses.