When Moses finished speaking, the people did what the LORD had told Moses, and they stoned to death the man who had cursed the LORD.
Then they left and did what Moses and Aaron had told them to do.
You must celebrate this day each year—it is the Great Day of Forgiveness for all the sins of the people of Israel. Moses did exactly as the LORD had commanded.
I am the LORD your God, and I demand equal justice both for you Israelites and for those foreigners who live among you.
When Moses was on Mount Sinai, the LORD told him