Numbers 15:34

And they put him in ward; because it had not been declared what should be done to him.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.

In Context

33And they that found him gathering sticks brought him for judgment unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

35And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:15And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people cometh unto me to inquire of God.

Numbers 9:8And Moses said unto them, Wait ye, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 15:31-37

Doom of Presumptuous Sinners. ( b. c. 1490.) 30 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he hath despised the word of the Lord , and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 33 And they that… Read the whole commentary →

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