12 The people held him as a prisoner while they waited for the Lord’s command to be made clear to them.
13 Then the Lord said to Moses,
14 “Take the one who spoke against me outside the camp. Then all the people who heard him must put their hands on his head, and all the people must throw stones at him and kill him.
15 Tell the people of Israel this: ‘If anyone curses his God, he is guilty of sin.
16 Anyone who speaks against the Lord must be put to death; all the people must kill him by throwing stones at him. Foreigners must be punished just like the people born in Israel; if they speak against the Lord, they must be put to death.
17 “ ‘Whoever kills another person must be put to death.
18 Whoever kills an animal that belongs to another person must give that person another animal to take its place.