New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 15:30-36

30But the personוְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshH5315whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834doesתַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה׀ta.'a.SehH6213anythingdefiantlyבְּיָ֣ד רָמָ֗הbe.Yad ra.MahH7311 H3027,whetherH4480he is nativeהָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.RachH249or an alienהַגֵּ֔רha.GerH1616,that oneH1931is blasphemingמְגַדֵּ֑ףme.ga.DefH1442the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from amongמִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revH7130his peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

31Becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588he hasdespisedבָּזָ֔הba.ZahH959the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and has brokenהֵפַ֑רhe.FarH6565His commandmentמִצְוָת֖וֹmitz.va.ToH4687,that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be completelyH3772cutH3772offH3772; hisguiltעֲוֹנָ֥ה'a.vo.NahH5771will be on him.’”

32Now while the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478were in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376gatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁme.ko.SheshH7197woodעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

33Those who foundהַמֹּצְאִ֥יםha.mo.tze.'ImH4672him gatheringמְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁme.ko.SheshH7197woodעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086broughtוַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּvai.yak.Ri.vuH7126him to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175and to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָֽה׃ha.'e.DahH5712;

34and they putוַיַּנִּ֥יחוּvai.ya.Ni.chuH5117him incustodyבַּמִּשְׁמָ֑רba.mish.MarH4929becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588it had not beendeclaredפֹרַ֔שׁfo.RashH6567whatמַה־mah-H4100should be doneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

35Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “The manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191;allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712shall stoneרָג֨וֹםra.GomH7275him with stonesבָֽאֲבָנִים֙va.'a.va.NimH68outsideמִח֖וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.”

36So allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationהָעֵדָ֗הha.'e.DahH5712broughtוַיֹּצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318him outsideאֶל־ מִחוּץ֙'el- mi.ChutzH413 H4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הla.ma.cha.NehH4264and stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275himto deathוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191with stonesבָּאֲבָנִ֖יםba.'a.va.NimH68,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

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