The Meaning of Leviticus 24:15 Explained

Leviticus 24:15

KJV: And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

YLT: And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, When any man revileth his God -- then he hath borne his sin;

Darby: And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Every one when he revileth his God shall bear his sin.

ASV: And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

Discover Leviticus 24:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Leviticus 24:15?

MEANING: What does Leviticus 24:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Leviticus 24:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Leviticus 24:15?

What is the context of Leviticus 24:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

What does Leviticus 24:15 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 24:15 mean?

And to the sons of Israel you shall speak saying - Whoever If curses his God and shall bear his sin

וְאֶל־ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּדַבֵּ֣ר לֵאמֹ֑ר אִ֥ישׁ אִ֛ישׁ כִּֽי־ יְקַלֵּ֥ל אֱלֹהָ֖יו וְנָשָׂ֥א חֶטְאֽוֹ

וְאֶל־	And to
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בְּנֵ֥י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
תְּדַבֵּ֣ר	you shall speak
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
לֵאמֹ֑ר	saying
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אִ֥ישׁ	-
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
אִ֛ישׁ	Whoever
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יְקַלֵּ֥ל	curses
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָלַל Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light.
אֱלֹהָ֖יו	his God
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
וְנָשָׂ֥א	and shall bear
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
חֶטְאֽוֹ	his sin
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: חֵטְא Sense: sin.

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