Numbers 15:32-36
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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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Numbers 15:32-36
Lexham English Bible
Violation of the Sabbath
32 When the Israelites[a] were in the desert, they found a man who was gathering wood on the day of the Sabbath. 33 The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to all the community. 34 And they put him under watch because it was not made clear what should be done to him. 35 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Surely the man must be put to death by stoning him; all the community must stone him with stones from outside the camp.” 36 So the entire community brought him out to a place outside the camp, and they stoned him to death[b] just as Yahweh commanded Moses.
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- Numbers 15:32 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 15:36 Literally “they stoned him with stones and he died”
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