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A Man Put to Death for Gathering Firewood on the Sabbath

32 Once, while the Israelites were traveling through the desert, a man was caught gathering firewood on the Sabbath.[a] 33 He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community. 34 But no one knew what to do with him, so he was not allowed to leave.

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Footnotes

  1. 15.32 a man … Sabbath: No work was to be done on the Sabbath (see Exodus 31.12-17).

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