KJV King James Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
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Numbers 15:32
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
WEB World English Bible
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
ASV American Standard Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the sabbath-day,
Surrounding context — Numbers 15
29 Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, [both for] him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
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 found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
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Exodus 35:2-3Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.Exodus 16:27-28And it came to pass, [that] there went out [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.Exodus 16:23And he said unto them, This [is that] which the LORD hath said, To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day], and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.Exodus 20:8-10Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.Exodus 31:14-15Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
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