Leviticus 24:12
10 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.
11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
13 Then the LORD said to Moses,
14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
- KJV
- And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
- WEB
- They put him in custody until the LORD’s will should be declared to them.
- ASV
- And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.
- BLB
- And they put him in custody, that it might be shown to them upon the mouth of YHWH.
- ÅB
- De satte ham fast, for at de kunne få avgjørelse ved et ord fra Herren.
- OTB
- De holdt ham i forvaring inntil de kunne avgjøre Herrens vilje angående ham.
- B1930
- De satte ham fast, forat de kunde få avgjørelse ved et ord fra Herren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 18:15–16
“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
Read in contextNumbers 27:5
So Moses brought their case before the LORD,
Read in contextNumbers 36:5–6
So at the word of the LORD, Moses commanded the Israelites: “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speaks correctly.
Read in contextNumbers 15:34
and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.
Read in contextExodus 18:23
If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
Read in context