Study it in the app“And 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.”
And whoever blasphemesוְנֹקֵבthe nameשֵׁםof YHWHיְהוָהshall surelyמוֹתbe put to death;יוּמָתallכָּלthe communityהָעֵדָהshall surelyרָגוֹםstoneיִרְגְּמוּhim;בוֹthe resident alienכַּגֵּרas well as the native,כָּאֶזְרָחwhen he blasphemesבְּנָקְבוֹthe Name,שֵׁםshall be put to death.יוּמָת
blaspheme
To speak ill of the Name of YHWH and curse it.
Where else “nokev” appearsname of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsbe put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appearscommunity
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appearsstone
Stone to death: kill someone by throwing stones at him; in the Law the whole people carried it out.
Where else “ragom” appearsresident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appearsnative
Native, born in the land; a member of the people by birth.
Where else “ezrach” appears15And you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying: Any man who curses his Elohim shall bear his sin.
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17And if a man strikes mortally any human being, he shall surely be put to death.
