⁽¹⁰⁾ There came out among the Israelites a man whose mother was Israelite and whose father was Egyptian. And a fight broke out in the camp between that half-Israelite and a certain Israelite. ⁽¹¹⁾ The son of the Israelite woman pronounced the Name in blasphemy, and he was brought to Moses—now his mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan— ⁽¹²⁾ and he was placed in custody, until the decision of the ETERNAL should be made clear to them.

⁽¹³⁾ And the ETERNAL spoke to Moses, saying: ⁽¹⁴⁾ Take the blasphemer outside the camp; and let all who were within hearing lay their hands upon his head, and let the community leadership. stone him. ⁽¹⁵⁾ And to the Israelite people speak thus: Anyone who blasphemes God shall bear the guilt; ⁽¹⁶⁾ and one who also pronounces the name the ETERNAL shall be put to death. The community leadershipshall stone that person; stranger or citizen—having thus pronounced the Name—shall be put to death.

⁽¹⁷⁾ If any party kills any human being, that person shall be put to death. ⁽¹⁸⁾ One who kills a beast shall make restitution for it: life for life. ⁽¹⁹⁾ If any party maims another [person]: what was done shall be done in return— ⁽²⁰⁾ fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The injury inflicted on a human being shall be inflicted in return. ⁽²¹⁾ One who kills a beast shall make restitution for it; but one who kills a human being shall be put to death. ⁽²²⁾ You shall have one standard for stranger and citizen alike: for I the ETERNAL am your God. ⁽²³⁾ Moses spoke thus to the Israelites. And they took the blasphemer outside the camp and pelted him with stones. The Israelites did as the ETERNAL had commanded Moses.