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 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

16 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.

17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.

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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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