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 the whole community. 34They put him in custody, because there was no clear instruction about what should be done to him. Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death; the whole community must stone him with stones outside the camp.” 36So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 37The Lord spoke 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 31:14So you must keep the Sabbath, for it is holy for you. Everyone who defiles it must surely be put to death; indeed, if anyone does any work on it, then that person will be cut off from among his people.
• Leviticus 24:14“Bring the one who cursed outside the camp, and all who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the whole congregation is to stone him to death.
• 1 Kings 21:13The two villains arrived and sat opposite him. Then the villains testified against Naboth right before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they dragged him outside the city and stoned him to death.
• Acts 7:58When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Hebrews 13:11For the bodies of those animals whose blood the high priest brings into the sanctuary 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