Leviticus 24

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to…” Naming Command and Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD .” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made…” The line’s distinctive content terms include bread, each, fire. Its relationship to verses 6 and 8 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son…” Naming Israel and Israelitish keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the Israelitish woman’s son blasphemed the name of the \+nd LORD\+nd , and cursed. And they brought him unto…” Naming Dan and Dibri keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them.” The line’s distinctive content terms include LORD, mind, shewed. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let…” Naming Bring keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD , he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.