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30 “But anyone who deliberately makes the ‘mistake,’ whether he is a native Israeli or a foreigner, is blaspheming Jehovah, and shall be cut off from among his people. 31 For he has despised the commandment of the Lord and deliberately failed to obey his law; he must be executed[a] and die in his sin.”

32 One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, one of them was caught gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 15:31 he must be executed, literally, “that soul shall be utterly cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.”

30 “‘But anyone who sins defiantly,(A) whether native-born or foreigner,(B) blasphemes the Lord(C) and must be cut off from the people of Israel.(D) 31 Because they have despised(E) the Lord’s word and broken his commands,(F) they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.(G)’”

The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death

32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness,(H) a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.(I)

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