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Leviticus 24:12 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 24 · verse 12
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.Leviticus 24:12 · King James Version
Leviticus 24:12 in context
10And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp;
11And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the Lord, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
12And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
13And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
14Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wardmishmâra guardH4929 →
- mindpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- putyânachto depositH3240 →
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Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. We have here an account of the evil manners of a certain nameless mongrel Israelite, and the good laws occasioned thereby. I. The offender was the son of an Egyptian father and an Israelitish mother (Lev 24:10); his mother was of the tribe of Dan, Lev 24:11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-23