Then Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and they brought the one who had cursed outside the camp, and stoned him with stones. So the sons of Israel did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they brought out him who had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. The children of Israel did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- KJV And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
- BSB Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- NKJV Then Moses spoke to the children of Israel; and they took outside the camp him who had cursed, and stoned him with stones. So the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.
- NLT After Moses gave all these instructions to the Israelites, they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him to death. The Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Quick answer
Israel carried out the LORD's command and stoned the blasphemer. The people obeyed God's revealed judgment.
Overview
The narrative closes as the congregation executes the sentence exactly as God directed. Their obedience demonstrates submission to divine authority in matters of justice and holiness. The episode soberly displays the cost of dishonoring God, magnifying the grace by which the gospel forgives even blasphemers who repent (1 Timothy 1:13).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 15:35–36Yahweh said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.”
- Lev 24:14–16“Bring out of the camp him who cursed; and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
- Heb 10:28–29A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.
- Heb 2:2–3For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense;
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