Leviticus 24:12
in Leviticus 24They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.
KJV
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.
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This verse in Leviticus 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The offender may already have been pronounced guilty by the rulers (see Exo 18:21-22), and the case was referred to Moses in order that the punishment might be awarded by the divine decree. No law had as yet been enacted against blasphemy except by implication. See Exo 21:17; Exo 22:28.
This site's exposition
they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD
on Leviticus 24:12-14
No penalty for this has been written yet, so they hold the man and wait. Three other cases in the Torah have the same shape, the men unable to keep the passover at Numbers 9:6-8, the man gathering sticks at Numbers 15:32-36, and the daughters of Zelophehad at Numbers 27:1-11, and in each one Moses takes the question to God instead of deciding it himself. The ruling puts the hands of everyone who heard him on his head before the stones are thrown. Everywhere else in Leviticus a hand is laid on the head of an animal, and Deuteronomy 17:7 makes the same demand of witnesses, that the men whose word convicts a man strike first.
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
That the mind of the Lord might be shewed - For God had only said in general, that he would not hold such guiltless, that is, he would punish them, but had not declared how he would have them punished by men.
And they put him in ward,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
ויניחהו AND THEY PLACED HIM [IN WARD] — him by himself — and they did not place the man who gathered sticks on the Sabbath day with him (Numbers:34), because both of whom happened to be (i. e.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ | vaiyanichuhu | and they placed him | H5117 → | 142 times |
| בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר | bamishmar | in <the> custody | H4929 → | |
| לִפְרֹ֥שׁ | lifrosh | to decide | H6567 → | |
| לָהֶ֖ם | lahem | for <the> themselves | ||
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| פִּ֥י | pi | [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ פ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּand they placed him
vaiyanichuhuH5117 →142 times
בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רin <the> custody
bamishmarH4929 →
לִפְרֹ֥שׁto decide
lifroshH6567 →
לָהֶ֖םfor <the> themselves
lahem
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
פִּ֥י[the] mouth of
piH6310 →498 times
יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Numbers 15:34and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.
it leads to
- Numbers 9:8
“Wait here until I find out what the LORD commands concerning you,” Moses replied.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 9:8
Through
Exodus 18:23If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
it leads to
- Exodus 18:18
Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
- 1 Samuel 8:6–7
But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 8:22
“Listen to their voice,” the LORD said to Samuel. “Appoint a king for them.” Then Samuel told the men of Israel, “Everyone must go back to his city.”
- Exodus 18:18
Through
Numbers 27:5So Moses brought their case before the LORD,
it leads to
- Leviticus 24:12–13
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.
- Job 23:4
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
- Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Exodus 25:22
And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you…
- Leviticus 24:12–13
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.