Leviticus 24:11

“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.”

Leviticus 24:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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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.

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blasphemedיִּקֹּבyikov

blaspheme

To speak ill of the Name of YHWH and curse it.

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the Nameשֵּׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

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and cursedיְקַלֵּלyekalel

curse

To speak words against someone that wish him harm.

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and they broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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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).

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of his motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

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was Shelomithשְׁלֹמִיתshelomit

Shelomith

Shelomith: a name of women and of men; it comes from the word "peace".

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daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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of Dibriדִּבְרִיdivri

Dibri

Dibri: the name of a man of the tribe of Dan.

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of the tribeמַטֵּהmate

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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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
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    Judges 18:29Genesis 14:141 Kings 12:29Judges 20:1

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.

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