Numbers 15:34

Numbers 15:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They put him under guard, because it had not been explained what should be done to him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They held him in custody because they did not know what to do with him.

Context of Numbers 15:34

32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Numbers 15:34 word by word

וַיַּנִּ֥יחוּ אֹת֖וֹ בַּמִּשְׁמָ֑ר כִּ֚י לֹ֣א פֹרַ֔שׁ מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה לֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they putיָנַחyânach · to restH3240
• him in wardמִשְׁמָרmishmâr · custodyH4929
• because it was not declaredפָּרַשׁpârâsh · to declareH6567
• what should be doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Numbers 15:34

• Leviticus 24:12They put him in custody until the will of the Lord should be made clear to them.

Commentaries on Numbers 15:34

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Death had indeed been assigned as the penalty Exodus 31:14; Exodus 35:2; but it had not been determined how that death was to be inflicted.Read the comment
• 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. 34Although it was clear that the man was guilty, the community might have been unsure about his punishment. The death sentence was appropriate because ignoring the Sabbath showed a rejection of God's gracious covenant with Israel (Exodus 31:12–17). It was similar to blasphemy (Numbers 15:30; Leviticus 24:10–16; compare 1 Timothy 1:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3432-34. a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day--This incident is evidently narrated as an instance of presumptuous sin. The mere gathering of sticks was not a sinful act and might be necessary for fuel to warm him or to make ready his food. But its being done on the Sabbath altered the entire character of the action. The law of the Sabbath being a plain and positive commandment, this transgression of it was a known and wilful sin, and it was…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 15:34

• Legislation
• Prison
• Punishment
• Sabbath

In the dictionaries

• Dedicate
• Exodus
• Fire
• Presumptuously
• Prison
• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Joshua (2)
• Judge

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