Numbers 15:35

Numbers 15:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Moses, "The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.”

Context of Numbers 15:35

33Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation; 34and they put him in custody, because it had not been explained [by God] what should be done to him. Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall certainly be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.” 36So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 37The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 15:35 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָאִ֑ישׁ רָג֨וֹם אֹת֤וֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ כָּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• The manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• shall be surelyמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• all the congregationעֵדָה‛êdâh · congregationH5712
• shall stoneרָגַםrâgam · to stoneH7275
• him with stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• the campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264

Cross-references for Numbers 15:35

• Exodus 31:14Therefore, you shall keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it must be put to death; for whoever does work on the Sabbath, that person (soul) shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].
• Leviticus 24:14“Bring the one who has cursed [the Lord] outside the camp, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head [as witnesses to his guilt]; then let all the congregation stone him.
• 1 Kings 21:13Two worthless and unprincipled men came in and sat down opposite him; and they testified against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed and renounced God and the king.” Then they brought him outside the city and stoned him to death.
• Acts 7:58Then they drove him out of the city and began stoning him; and the witnesses placed their outer robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as an offering for sin, are burned outside the camp.

Commentaries on Numbers 15:35

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners, who sin designedly against God's will and glory. Sins thus committed are exceedingly sinful. He that thus breaks the commandment reproaches the Lord. He also despises the word of the Lord. Presumptuous sinners despise it, thinking themselves too great, too good, and too wise, to be ruled by it. A particular instance of presumption in the sin of sabbath-breaking is related. The offence was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-36This story gives an example of what Numbers 15:30–31 teaches. The Sabbath was the Lord’s holy day. The people were not allowed to ignore it or treat it as unimportant (Exodus 20:8–11; 31:14–15; 35:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3635-36. The Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death--The Lord was King, as well as God of Israel, and the offense being a violation of the law of the realm, the Sovereign Judge gave orders that this man should be put to death; and, moreover, He required the whole congregation unite in executing the fatal sentence.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 15:35

• Legislation
• Punishment
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Dedicate
• Exodus
• Fire
• Presumptuously
• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Joshua (2)
• Numbers, Book of

Commentaries on Numbers 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings