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And you shall speakוְ תְּדַבֵּרto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרAny manאִישׁ אִישׁwhoכִּיcursesיְקַלֵּלhis Elohimאֱלֹהָיוshall bearוְנָשָׂאhis sin.חֶטְאוֹ
Leviticus 24:15
Study it in the app“And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying: Any man who curses his Elohim shall bear his sin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 24:15, word by word
- And you shall speakתְּדַבֵּרtedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaber” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- Any manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- cursesיְקַלֵּלyekalel
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “yekalel” appears- his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohay” appears- shall bearנָשָׂאnasa
bear
To bear the consequences of a fault, like someone carrying a weight.
Where else “nasa” appears- his sinחֶטְאchet
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chet” appears
The context
14“Bring the one who cursed outside the camp, and let all who heard lay their hands on his head, and let all the community stone him.
15 · This verse (above)
16And whoever blasphemes the name of YHWH shall surely be put to death; all the community shall surely stone him; the resident alien as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.