And the sonוַ בֶּןof the Israeliteהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִיתwomanהָאִשָּׁהblasphemedיִּקֹּבthe Nameאֶת הַשֵּׁםand cursed;וַיְקַלֵּלand they broughtוַיָּבִיאוּhimאֹתוֹtoאֶלMoses.מֹשֶׁהNow the nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Shelomith,שְׁלֹמִיתdaughterבַּתof Dibri,דִּבְרִיof the tribeלְמַטֵּהof Dan.דָן
Leviticus 24:11
Study it in the app“And the son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. Now the name of his mother was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.”
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Leviticus 24:11, word by word
- And the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of the Israeliteיִּשְׂרְאֵלִיתyisrelit
Israelite (woman)
Israelite woman: a woman of the people of Israel.
Where else “yisrelit” appears- womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- blasphemedיִּקֹּבyikov
blaspheme
To speak ill of the Name of YHWH and curse it.
Where else “yikov” appears- the Nameשֵּׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- and cursedיְקַלֵּלyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- and they broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yaviu” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- of his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears- was Shelomithשְׁלֹמִיתshelomit
Shelomith
Shelomith: a name of women and of men; it comes from the word "peace".
Where else “shelomit” appears- daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- of Dibriדִּבְרִיdivri
Dibri
Dibri: the name of a man of the tribe of Dan.
Where else “divri” appears- of the tribeמַטֵּהmate
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “mate” appears- of Danדָןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears
Translation note
“The Name” is God’s own name, YHWH. To blaspheme it is to insult it or to use it to curse.
Places in this verse
Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
10And the son of an Israelite woman, who was the son of an Egyptian man, went out among the sons of Israel; and the son of the Israelite woman and a man of Israel fought in the camp.
11 · This verse (above)
12And they put him in custody, to make the matter clear to them by the mouth of YHWH.