Punishment for Blasphemy

10 And an Israelite woman’s son, and he was an Egyptian man’s son, went out in the midst of the Israelites;[fn] and the Israelite woman’s son and an[fn] Israelite man fought in the camp. 11 Then[fn] the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the name, and he cursed, so[fn] they brought him to Moses—and the name of his mother was Shelomith the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 Then[fn] they put him in custody so that[fn] the matter might be made clear to them in accordance with the mouth of Yahweh.

13 Then[fn] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Bring the curser outside the camp,[fn] and all the hearers shall place their hands on his head, and the whole community shall stone him. 15 And you shall speak to the Israelites,[fn] saying, ‘Any man[fn] when he curses his God shall bear[fn] his sin. 16 And he who blasphemes Yahweh’s name certainly shall be put to death; the whole community certainly shall stone him. As the alien, so the native shall be put to death at blaspheming his name.

17 “ ‘And when a man kills any human being, he certainly shall be put to death. 18 And he who kills[fn] a domestic animal must repay for it life in place of life. 19 And when a man causes[fn] a physical defect in his fellow citizen according to[fn] what he has done, so it shall be done to him: 20 fracture in place of fracture, eye in place of eye, tooth in place of tooth—according to[fn] the physical defect he causes[fn] to the person, likewise it shall be caused[fn] to him. 21 And a killer of a domestic animal must repay for it, and a killer of a human shall be put to death. 22 You must have[fn] one norm; as for the alien, so[fn] it must be for the native, because I am Yahweh your God.’ ”

23 Thus[fn] Moses spoke to the Israelites,[fn] and they brought the curser outside the camp,[fn] and they stoned him with stones, and the Israelites[fn] did just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.