Leviticus 24
The Lord instructs Moses to have the Israelites bring clear oil for the lamps in the tabernacle and fine wheat flour for 12 loaves of bread to be placed on a table before the Lord, to be changed every Sabbath. A man who blasphemed the Lord's name was brought to Moses, and the Lord instructed that the man be stoned to death by the entire people. The Lord also gave instructions on punishments for various crimes, including murder, injuring animals, and inflicting blemishes on others, emphasizing equal judgment for citizens and sojourners. The Israelites carried out the Lord's instructions, stoning the blasphemer and following the Lord's commands.
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying2Instruct the sons of Israel, so that they may bring to you clear oil from the purest olives, in order to supply the lamps continuousl3outside the veil of the testimony in the tabernacle of the covenant. And Aaron shall place these, from evening until morning, before the Lord, as a perpetual worship and ritual in your generations4They shall be placed upon the most pure candlestick in the sight of the Lord always5You shall also receive fine wheat flour, and you shall bake twelve loaves from it, each loaf of which shall have two-tenths6And you shall arrange them, six on each side, upon the most pure table before the Lord7And you shall place upon them the clearest frankincense, so that the bread may be a memorial of oblation for the Lord8On each Sabbath, they shall be changed before the Lord, having been received from the sons of Israel as an everlasting covenant9And they shall be for Aaron and his sons, so that they may eat these in the holy place; for it is the Holy of holies from the sacrifices of the Lord, as a perpetual right10Then, behold, the son of an Israelite woman, whom she had born of an Egyptian man among the sons of Israel, going out, was quarreling in the camp with a man of Israel11And when he had blasphemed the name, and had cursed it, he was led to Moses. (Now his mother was called Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri from the tribe of Dan.12And they sent him to prison, until they might know what the Lord would command13who spoke to Moses14saying: Lead away the blasphemer beyond the camp, and let all who heard him place their hands upon his head, and let the entire people stone him15And you shall say to the sons of Israel: The man who curses his God shall bear his sin16and whoever will have blasphemed the name of the Lord shall be put to death. The entire multitude shall overwhelm him with stones, whether he be a citizen or a sojourner. Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall be put to death17Whoever will have struck and killed a man shall be put to death18Whoever will have struck down an animal shall repay its equivalent, that is, a life for a life19Whoever will have inflicted a blemish on any of his citizens, just as he has done, so shall it be done to him20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, shall he repay. Whatever degree of blemish he has inflicted, so shall he be compelled to suffer21Whoever strikes down a beast, shall repay another. Whoever strikes a man shall be punished22Let there be equal judgment among you, whether it is a sojourner or a citizen who will have sinned. For I am the Lord your God23And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel. And they led away him who had blasphemed, beyond the camp, and they overwhelmed him with stones. And the sons of Israel did just as the Lord had instructed Moses
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