Commentary for Keritot 14:21
Another [Baraitha] teaches: 'The same blasphemeth the Lord': R'Eleazar B'Azariah says: The text speaks of one who worships idols; while the Sages say: The text intends only to pronounce kareth for him who blasphemes the Name.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In Lev. XXIV, 14 the death penalty is pronounced for the blasphemer of the Name. This text of Num. XV, 30 pronounces the penalty of kareth in case of wilful transgression in the absence of two witnesses or without due warning.');"><sup>14</sup></span>
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