Leviticus 24:10-16

Contemporary English Version

Punishment for Cursing the Lord

^10-11 Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan, had married an Egyptian, and they had a son. One day their son got into a fight with an Israelite man in camp and cursed the name of the Lord. So the young man was dragged off to Moses, ¹² who had him guarded while everyone waited for the Lord to tell them what to do.

¹³ Finally, the Lord said to Moses:

¹⁴ This man has cursed me! Take him outside the camp and tell the witnesses to lay their hands on his head. Then command the whole community of Israel to stone him to death. ^15-16 And warn the others that everyone else who curses me will die in the same way, whether they are Israelites by birth or foreigners living among you.