The Meaning of Leviticus 24:12 Explained

Leviticus 24:12

KJV: And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.

YLT: and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.

Darby: And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.

ASV: And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they put  him in ward,  that the mind  of the LORD  might be shewed  them. 

What does Leviticus 24:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 24:1-23 - Light And Bread And The Holy Name
The words "Before the Lord" are twice repeated in the opening paragraph. The pure lamplight, emblematic of the influence of a religious life; and the showbread, set on the golden table, emblematic of lives of obedience and devotion, which are well-pleasing to God, are both said to be "before the Lord." We are reminded of the command to Abram, "Walk before me and be thou perfect;" and of the words of the dying Jacob, "The God before whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, did walk." This implies the continual consciousness of the presence of God. We all possess what may be termed a sub-consciousness, which lies beneath our ordinary sense. Let that be God filled!
What a pitiable condition that half-breed was in! May we be Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile! How they reverenced the very name of God. See 3 John 1:7. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 24

1  The oil for the lamps
5  The showbread
10  Shelomith's son blasphemes
13  The law of blasphemy
17  Of murder
18  Of damage
23  The blasphemer is stoned

What do the individual words in Leviticus 24:12 mean?

And they put him in custody that might be shown to them - the mind of Yahweh -
וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר לִפְרֹ֥שׁ לָהֶ֖ם עַל־ פִּ֥י יְהוָֽה פ

וַיַּנִּיחֻ֖הוּ  And  they  put  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: מֻנָּח  
Sense: to rest.
בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר  in  custody 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁמָר 
Sense: place of confinement, prison, guard, jail, guard post, watch, observance.
לִפְרֹ֥שׁ  that  might  be  shown 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: פָּרַשׁ 
Sense: to make distinct, declare, distinguish, separate.
לָהֶ֖ם  to  them 
Parse: Preposition-l, Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
עַל־  - 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פִּ֥י  the  mind 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
יְהוָֽה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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