“And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.”
Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses. The compliance formula closes the blasphemy case narrative: Moses spoke, the community acted, the Israelites did as the Lord commanded. The case that required divine ruling receives divine ruling, is implemented by community action, and is confirmed by the compliance formula. The narrative case becomes the precedent that the law of verses 15–22 encodes for future application.
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