KJV King James Version
And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
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Numbers 15:34
And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.
WEB World English Bible
They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
ASV American Standard Version
And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they place him in ward, for it is not explained what is to be done to him.
Surrounding context — Numbers 15
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.
36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
37 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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