Leviticus 24:12

And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

11And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with curses; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

13And the Lord said to Moses,

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Cross References

Exodus 18:15And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

Numbers 9:8And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.

Numbers 27:5So Moses put their cause before the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 24:11-23

The Blasphemy of Shelomith's Son; The Punishment of Shelomith's Son. ( b. c. 1490.) 10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the Lord , and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And they put him in ward, that the mind… Read the whole commentary →

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