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.
Parallel translations
- WEB The son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp.
- KJV 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;
- NKJV Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and this Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought each other in the camp.
- NASB Now the son of an Israelite woman—his father was an Egyptian—went out among the sons of Israel; and the Israelite woman’s son and an Israelite man had a fight within the camp.
- NLT One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father came out of his tent and got into a fight with one of the Israelite men.
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Quick answer
A man of mixed Israelite and Egyptian parentage quarreled in the camp, setting up the case that follows. It introduces a real-life crisis of blasphemy.
Overview
The narrative shifts to an incident involving a man with an Israelite mother and Egyptian father who fought with an Israelite. His mixed background highlights that God's law applied to all in the camp. The account sets the stage for a ruling on how Israel must treat blasphemy against God's holy name.
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- Num 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
- Exod 12:38And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
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