Leviticus 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name [of Jehovah], shall be put to death.
Raymond, here is another explanation of the verse you mentioned:
But The Prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
A good friend that I spoke to about the verse you were having trouble with put a little different spin on it. He felt that it was a command to the people of God, that if a false prophet was discovered among them (God could have easily told them about such a person, if the people could not tell themselves), they should put him to death (See Lev. 24:16).
Just another plausible explanation IMO I thought was worth mentioning.
... Steve
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