Numbers 15:32

And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the sabbath-day,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.

In Context

31because the word of Jehovah he despised, and His command hath broken — that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity [is] on him.'

33and those finding him gathering wood bring him near unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the company,

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Cross References

Exodus 16:23And he saith unto them, 'It [is] that which Jehovah hath spoken [of]; a rest — a holy sabbath to Jehovah — [is] to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.'

Exodus 20:8'Remember the Sabbath-day to sanctify it;

Exodus 35:2Six days is work done, and on the seventh day there is to you a holy [day], a sabbath of rest to Jehovah; any who doeth work in it is put to death;

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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