They put him in custody until Yahweh’s will should be declared to them.
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They put him in custody until Yahweh’s will should be declared to them.
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And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
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And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the LORD.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 24:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 18:15-16 Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”
- Numbers 15:34 They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
- Numbers 27:5 Moses brought their cause before Yahweh.
- Numbers 36:5-6 Moses commanded the children of Israel according to Yahweh’s word, saying, “The tribe of the sons of Joseph speak what is right. This is the thing which Yahweh commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them be married to whom they think best, only they shall marry into the family of the tribe of their father.
- Exodus 18:23 If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 24:12 And they put him in ward, that…
Lev 24:12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.
Ver. 12. That the mind.] God had not yet made a particular law against blasphemy. Solon made no law against parricide, Lycurgus none against ingratitude; because they thought no such offence would be committed.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain For God had only said in general, that he…
For God had only said in general, that he would not hold such guiltless, i.e. he would punish them, but had not declared how he would have them punished by men.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And they put him in ward,.... In some prison,…
And they put him in ward,.... In some prison, a place known in the camp, as Aben Ezra observes:
that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them; for, though this was a breach of the third command, in which God declares he would not hold such an one guiltless, Exo 20:7; yet no particular punishment being expressed, it was not a clear case whether the Lord would punish for it himself, by an immediate stroke of his hand, or whether by the civil magistrate; and if by the latter, in what manner; for though it might be concluded, without any hesitation, that he was worthy of death, since cursing father or mother was death, Exo 21:17; and much more blaspheming God, yet what death to put him to they might be at a loss about; or if that was understood of stoning, they might think this deserved a sorer punishment, and therefore consulted God about it.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain That the mind of the Lord might be shewed…
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.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 24:12. That the mind of the Lord might…
Lev 24:12. That the mind of the Lord might be showed — 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.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The offender may already have been pronounced guilty by…
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.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. In ward — In prison, or under guard.
12. In ward — In prison, or under guard.
The mind of the Lord — Literally, as the R.V., “To declare distinctly unto them according to the mouth of the Lord.” It would seem that this was the first violation of the third commandment.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. that it might be declared unto them at…
12. that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of the Lord] more exact than the A.V. ‘that the mind of the Lord might be shewn them.’
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) And they put him in ward.—That is, to…
(12) And they put him in ward.—That is, to keep him in safe custody till he had been tried. In the Mosaic legislation confinement in a prison for a certain period as a punishment for an offence is nowhere enacted.
That the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.—Better, that he might direct them according to the command of the Lord, as the Authorised Version renders this phrase in Exo_17:1, Num_4:37; Num_4:41; Num_4:49, &c. Though this was a transgression of the third commandment, and though it was ordained that he who cursed his earthly parent should be put to death (see Lev_20:9), yet no law existed as to the exact punishment which was to be inflicted upon him who cursed his heavenly Father (see Exo_22:28); nor was it known whether such an offender should be left to God Himself to execute the sentence. For this reason the criminal was detained till Moses had appealed to the Lord for instruction, in order that he might direct the people accordingly. Similar instances of Moses appealing direct to the Lord for guidance in matters of law and judgment we have in Num_15:34; Num_28:1-5.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And they put him in ward. The same course…
And they put him in ward. The same course was followed in the case of the man found gathering sticks upon the sabbath day: "And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him". (Num_15:34) The same penalty was awarded in both cases.
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