Numbers 15:32-36
Legacy Standard Bible
A Sabbath-breaker Put to Death
32 Now the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, and they found a man (A)gathering wood on the sabbath day. 33 And those who found him gathering wood brought him near to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation; 34 and they put him in [a]custody (B)because it had not been [b]declared what should be done to him. 35 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death; (C)all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.” 36 So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him [c]to death with stones, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.
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- Numbers 15:34 Or prison
- Numbers 15:34 Lit declared distinctly
- Numbers 15:36 Lit with stones and he died
Numbers 15:32-36
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Penalty for Violating the Sabbath
32 When the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.(A) 33 Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation. 34 They put him in custody because it was not clear what should be done to him.(B) 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him outside the camp.”(C) 36 The whole congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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