Numbers 15:34

And they put him in ward,—because it was not clear what they should do unto him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 who found him gathering sticks, brought him near, unto Moses and unto Aaron and unto all the assembly.

35Then said Yahweh unto Moses, The man shall be, put to death,—all the assembly, stoning him with stones, outside the camp.

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Cross References

Exodus 18:15And Moses said to his father-in-law,—Because the people come in unto me to seek God:

Numbers 9:8And Moses said unto them,—Stay, and let me hear, what Yahweh shall 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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