Leviticus 24:16 Go deeper
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And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD , he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD , shall be put to death. (KJV)
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וְנֹקֵ֤בve.no.Kevand [one who] slanders
Lemma: נָקַב (na.qav) · Strong's: H5344B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to curse
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5344B; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 1
שֵׁם\־shem-[the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 2
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 3
מ֣וֹתMotcertainly <to die>
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 4
יוּמָ֔תyu.Mathe will be put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 5
רָג֥וֹםra.Gomcertainly <to stone>
Lemma: רָגַם (ra.gam) · Strong's: H7275
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to stone
Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:27, Leviticus 24:14, Leviticus 24:23, Numbers 14:10, Numbers 15:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7275; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 6
יִרְגְּמוּ\־yir.ge.mu-they will stone
Lemma: רָגַם (ra.gam) · Strong's: H7275
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to stone
Used 16 times. Also: Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:27, Leviticus 24:14, Leviticus 24:23, Numbers 14:10, Numbers 15:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7275; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 7
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 8
הָעֵדָ֑הha.'e.Dahthe congregation
Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: congregation
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 9
כַּגֵּר֙ka.Geras the sojourner
Lemma: גֵּר (ger) · Strong's: H1616
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sojourner
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 23:4, Exodus 2:22, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1616; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 10
כָּֽאֶזְרָ֔חka.'ez.Rachas the native-born
Lemma: אֶזְרָח (ez.rach) · Strong's: H0249
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: born
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:48, Exodus 12:49, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 17:15, Leviticus 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0249; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 11
בְּנָקְבוֹ\־be.nak.vo-when slanders he
Lemma: נָקַב (na.qav) · Strong's: H5344B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to curse
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5344B; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 12
שֵׁ֖םshem[the] name
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 13
יוּמָֽת\׃yu.Mathe will be put to death
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Leviticus 24:16 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whoever blasphemes | → | נָקַב H5344B to curse |
| the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| must surely be put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| . . . | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| the whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| assembly | → | עֵדָה H5712 congregation |
| must surely stone | → | רָגַם H7275 to stone |
| . . . | → | רָגַם H7275 to stone |
| him | → | |
| whether he is a foreign resident | → | גֵּר H1616 sojourner |
| or native | → | אֶזְרָח H0249 born |
| if he blasphemes | → | נָקַב H5344B to curse |
| the Name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| he must be put to death | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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