Leviticus 24
Overview
24:1 The oil for the lamps;
24:5 The shew-bread;
24:10 Shelomith's son blasphemeth;
24:13 The law of blasphemy;
24:17 Of murder;
24:18 Of damage;
24:23 The blasphemer is stoned. Verse 1ReciprocalNumbers 8:2 - General Verse 2that theyExodus 27:20, 27:21, 39:37, 40:24; Numbers 8:2-4; 1 Samuel 3:3, 3:4 the lamps2 Chronicles 13:11; Psalm 119:105, 119:130; Proverbs 6:23; Isaiah 8:20, 11:2; Matthew 4:16, 5:16; 25:1-8; Luke 1:79, 12:35; John 1:4, 1:9, 5:35, 8:12; Acts 26:18; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ephesians 1:17, 1:18, 5:8-14; Philippians 2:15, 2:16 burn continuallyHeb. ascendReciprocalExodus 25:37 - they shall; Numbers 4:16 - the oil; 2 Chronicles 29:7 - General Verse 3ReciprocalExodus 27:21 - evening; Leviticus 24:5 - General; Numbers 18:5 - And ye Verse 4the pureExodus 25:31-39, 31:8, 37:17-24, 39:37; Numbers 3:31, 4:9; 1 Kings 7:49; 1 Chronicles 28:15; Jeremiah 52:19; Zechariah 4:2, 4:3, 4:11-14; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 1:20, 2:1, 2:5; 11:4

Verse 5 TheLeviticus 24:3, 24:6, 24:7. They were served up hot on the sabbath day in the Sanctum, when the stale ones, which had been exposed the whole week, were taken away, and none but the priests were allowed to eat them. In an extraordinary extremity, David and his men partook of the shew-bread - see note on 1 Samuel 21:6
the urgent necessity alone justifying the act. The Hebrew signifies bread of faces, or, of the face.
; Exodus 25:30, 40:23; 1 Kings 18:31; 1 Samuel 21:4, 21:5; Matthew 12:4; Acts 26:7; James 1:1ReciprocalExodus 24:4 - according; 25:29 - to cover; 35:13 - General; 40:4 - the things that; Leviticus 5:15 - in the; Numbers 4:7 - the table; 1 Kings 7:48 - the table; 1 Chronicles 9:32 - to; 23:29 - for the showbread; 2 Chronicles 2:4 - the continual; 4:19 - the tables; 13:11 - showbread; Nehemiah 10:33 - the showbread; Matthew 19:28 - the twelve; Mark 2:26 - which is not lawful; Luke 6:4 - which; Habakkuk 3:1 - the table
Verse 6in two rows1 Corinthians 14:40 pureExodus 25:23, 25:24, 37:10-16, 39:36, 40:22, 40:23; 1 Kings 7:48; 2 Chronicles 4:19, 13:11; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalExodus 25:30 - General; 35:13 - General; 40:4 - the things that; Leviticus 24:5 - General; Ezekiel 41:22 - This is Verse 7pureLeviticus 2:2; Ephesians 1:6; Habakkuk 3:1; Revelation 8:3, 8:4 the breadJohn 6:35, 6:51 a memorialGenesis 9:16; Exodus 12:14, 13:9, 17:14; Acts 10:4, 10:31; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25ReciprocalExodus 28:12 - for a memorial; 30:34 - frankincense; Leviticus 24:5 - General; Nehemiah 2:20 - memorial Verse 8Numbers 4:7; 1 Chronicles 9:32, 23:29; 2 Chronicles 2:4; Nehemiah 10:33; Matthew 12:3-5ReciprocalExodus 40:4 - the things that; Leviticus 21:22 - both Verse 9Aaron'sLeviticus 8:31; 1 Samuel 21:6; Malachi 1:12; Matthew 12:4; Mark 2:26; Luke 6:4 they shallLeviticus 6:16, 8:3, 8:31, 10:17, 21:22; Exodus 29:32, 29:33Reciprocal27:21 - a statute for ever; Numbers 18:20 - General; 1 Samuel 21:5 - in a manner; Ezekiel 42:13 - they be holy Verse 10Exodus 12:38; Numbers 11:4ReciprocalJob 1:5 - cursed Verse 11blasphemedLeviticus 24:15, 24:16; Exodus 20:7; 2 Samuel 12:14; 1 Kings 21:10, 21:13; 2 Kings 18:30, 18:35, 18:37; 19:1-3, 19:6, 19:10, 19:22; 2 Chronicles 32:14-17; Psalm 74:18, 74:22; Matthew 26:65; Acts 6:11-13; Romans 2:24; 1 Timothy 1:13; Revelation 16:11, 16:21 the nameHoubigant and others think that the name which this man blasphemed was the name of the god of his native land. But that hashshem THE NAME, denotes Jehovah, appears from its being used in the latter part of Leviticus 24:16, as equivalent to "the name of Jehovah," in the former part. The Jews also frequently use hashshem for Jehovah.cursedJob 1:5, 1:11, 1:22, 2:5, 2:9, 2:10; Isaiah 8:21 brought himExodus 18:22, 18:26; Numbers 15:33-35ReciprocalLeviticus 19:12 - profane; Numbers 9:6 - they came; 11:4 - the mixed; Judges 9:27 - cursed; 2 Samuel 6:2 - whose name; Matthew 26:66 - He; Colossians 3:8 - blasphemy; James 3:6 - a world Verse 12that the mind of the Lord might be showed themHeb. to expound unto them according to the mouth of the Lord, Exodus 18:15, 18:16, 18:23; Numbers 27:5, 36:5, 36:6ReciprocalGenesis 42:17 - ward; Numbers 15:34 - General Verse 13ReciprocalNumbers 27:5 - General Verse 14withoutLeviticus 13:46; Numbers 5:2-4, 15:35 all thatDeuteronomy 13:9, 17:7 let all theLeviticus 20:2, 20:27; Numbers 15:35, 15:36; Deuteronomy 13:10, 21:21, 22:21; Joshua 7:25; John 8:59; 10:31-33; Acts 7:58, 7:59ReciprocalLeviticus 24:23 - General; Numbers 19:3 - without the camp; Deuteronomy 17:5 - stone them; Joshua 2:3 - Bring; 5:9 - I rolled away; John 10:33 - but; 19:17 - went; Habakkuk 2:2 - every Verse 15bear his sinLeviticus 5:1, 20:16, 20:17; Numbers 9:13ReciprocalExodus 18:16 - make; Leviticus 19:12 - profane; 24:11 - blasphemed; 1 Kings 21:10 - Thou didst blaspheme; Job 2:5 - He will curse; Ezekiel 23:35 - therefore Verse 16blasphemethAs the word nakav not only signifies to curse, or blaspheme, but also to express, or distinguish by name - Numbers 1:17. 1 Chronicles 12:31. Isaiah 62:2
hence the Jews, at a very early period, understood this law as prohibiting them from uttering the name Jehovah, on any other than sacred occasions. The Septuagint, which was made at least 250 years before Christ, renders it, Ονομαζων δε το ονομα Κυριου, θανατω θανατουσθω, "Whosoever nameth the name of the Lord, let him die;" from which we see that the Jews at this time were accustomed to pronounce adonay, or Lord, instead of Jehovah; for in place of it the Septuagint always put. Exodus 20:7; 1 Kings 21:10-13; Psalm 74:10, 74:18, 139:20; Matthew 12:31; Mark 3:28, 3:29; John 8:58, 8:59, 10:33-36; Acts 26:11; 1 Timothy 1:13; James 2:7ReciprocalLeviticus 19:12 - profane; 24:11 - blasphemed; Deuteronomy 17:5 - stone them; 21:21 - all the men; 22:21 - stone her; Matthew 9:3 - This; Mark 14:64 - General; Luke 5:21 - blasphemies; John 19:7 - We have; Acts 6:11 - blasphemous
Verse 17And heGenesis 9:5, 9:6; Exodus 21:12-14; Numbers 35:31; Deuteronomy 19:11, 19:12 killeth any manHeb. smiteth the life of a manReciprocalLeviticus 24:21 - a man; Numbers 35:16 - the; Deuteronomy 19:13 - but thou; 19:21 - life shall; 27:24 - General Verse 18that killethLeviticus 24:21; Exodus 21:34-36 beast for beastHeb. life for lifeReciprocal22:14 - make it good Verse 19Deuteronomy 19:21; Matthew 5:38, 7:2ReciprocalExodus 21:24 - General; Judges 1:7 - as I have; Daniel 1:4 - in whom Verse 20Exodus 21:23-25; Deuteronomy 19:21; Matthew 5:38ReciprocalExodus 21:24 - General; Daniel 1:4 - in whom Verse 21a beastLeviticus 24:18; Exodus 21:33 a manLeviticus 24:17ReciprocalExodus 20:13 - General; Deuteronomy 19:13 - but thou Verse 22Leviticus 17:10, 19:34; Exodus 12:49; Numbers 9:14, 15:15, 15:16, 15:29Reciprocal35:15 - General; Deuteronomy 1:16 - the stranger; Joshua 8:33 - stranger; Ezekiel 14:7 - of the stranger Verse 23Leviticus 24:14-16; Numbers 15:35, 15:36; Habakkuk 2:2, 2:3, 3:1, 3:1ReciprocalLeviticus 20:2 - the people; Numbers 36:10 - General; Deuteronomy 13:10 - stone him; 22:21 - stone her; Habakkuk 3:1 - suffered