Leviticus Chapter 24 verse 12 Holy Bible
And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.
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And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.
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And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.
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And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be showed them.
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And they put him in custody, that the mind of the LORD might be shown to them.
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They put him in custody, until the will of Yahweh should be declared to them.
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and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - 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" (Numbers 15:34). The same penalty was awarded in both cases.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(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 Exodus 17:1, Numbers 4:37; Numbers 4:41; Numbers 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 Leviticus 20:9), yet no law existed as to the exact punishment which was to be inflicted upon him who cursed his heavenly Father (see Exodus 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 Numbers 15:34; Numbers 28:1-5. . . .
