Numbers 15:36
New International Version
So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

New Living Translation
So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

English Standard Version
And all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Berean Standard Bible
So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

King James Bible
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.

New King James Version
So, as the LORD commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died.

New American Standard Bible
So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NASB 1995
So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NASB 1977
So all the congregation brought him outside the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Legacy Standard Bible
So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

Amplified Bible
So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Christian Standard Bible
So the entire community brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the entire community brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

American Standard Version
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Contemporary English Version
So he was killed, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

English Revised Version
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Good News Translation
So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded.

International Standard Version
So the whole community brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones so that he died, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Majority Standard Bible
So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

NET Bible
So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD commanded Moses.

New Heart English Bible
All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.

World English Bible
All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the congregation brings him out to the outside of the camp and stone him with stones, and he dies, as YHWH has commanded Moses.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the company bring him out unto the outside of the camp, and stone him with stones, and he dieth, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the assembly shall bring him forth without the camp, and they shall stone him with stones, and he shall die; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had brought him out, they stoned him, and he died as the Lord had commanded.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when they had led him out, they overwhelmed him with stones, and he died, just as the Lord had instructed.

New American Bible
So the whole community led him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

New Revised Standard Version
The whole congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And all the congregation brought him outside the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all of the assembly cast him outside of the camp and they stoned him with stones and he died, as LORD JEHOVAH commanded Moshe.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all the congregation brought him forth out of the camp; and all the congregation stoned him with stones outside the camp, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Sabbath-Breaker Stoned
35And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.” 36So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Cross References
Exodus 31:14-15
Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. / For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

Exodus 35:2
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.

Leviticus 24:10-16
Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. / The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) / They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them. ...

Deuteronomy 21:21
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.

Deuteronomy 17:2-7
If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant / and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden— / and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel, ...

Joshua 7:25
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.

1 Kings 21:13
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

2 Chronicles 15:13
And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

Nehemiah 13:15-18
In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ...

Jeremiah 17:21-27
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. / Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline. ...

Ezekiel 20:13
Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

Matthew 12:1-8
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...

Mark 2:23-28
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ...

Luke 6:1-5
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...

John 7:22-23
But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?


Treasury of Scripture

And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Joshua 7:25
And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

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Numbers 15
1. The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering
14. The stranger is under the same law
17. The law of the first of the dough
22. The sacrifice for sins of ignorance
30. The punishment of presumption
32. He who violated the Sabbath is stoned
37. The law of tassels














So the whole congregation
This phrase emphasizes the collective responsibility and unity of the Israelite community. In the Hebrew context, the word for "congregation" is "עֵדָה" (edah), which refers to an assembly or gathering of people. This highlights the communal nature of the Israelites' covenant relationship with God. The entire community was involved in upholding God's laws, reflecting the importance of communal holiness and accountability.

took him outside the camp
The act of taking someone outside the camp signifies separation from the community, both physically and spiritually. In ancient Israel, the camp represented the presence of God among His people. Removing someone from the camp was a way to maintain the purity and holiness of the community. This action underscores the seriousness of sin and the need to protect the sanctity of the congregation.

and stoned him
Stoning was a common form of capital punishment in ancient Israel, prescribed for certain transgressions against God's law. The Hebrew word for "stoned" is "סָקַל" (sakal), which conveys the idea of casting stones as a form of execution. This method of punishment was communal, involving the participation of the people, which served as a deterrent and a public affirmation of the community's commitment to God's commandments.

to death
The phrase "to death" indicates the finality and severity of the punishment. In the context of the Mosaic Law, certain sins warranted the death penalty to demonstrate the gravity of disobedience to God's commands. This reflects the holiness and justice of God, who requires His people to live according to His standards.

as the LORD had commanded Moses
This phrase underscores the divine authority behind the action taken by the Israelites. The command came directly from the LORD, highlighting the importance of obedience to God's instructions. Moses, as the mediator between God and the people, conveyed God's will, and the community's compliance with this command demonstrates their reverence for God's authority and their commitment to upholding His law.

Verse 36. - And he died. He was killed not for what he did, but for doing it presumptuously, in deliberate defiance of what he knew to be the will of God. If the covenant relation was to be maintained between God and Israel, the observance of the sabbath, which was an integral part of that covenant, must be enforced, and he who willfully violated it must be cut off; and this consideration was of exceptional force in this case, as the first which had occurred, and as the one, therefore, which would govern all the rest (cf. Acts 5:5, 10). On the punishment of stoning see Leviticus 20:2; Leviticus 24:14; Acts 7:58.

CHAPTER 15:37-41 THE LAW OF TASSELS (verses 37-41).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
So the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

congregation
הָעֵדָ֗ה (hā·‘ê·ḏāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

took
וַיֹּצִ֨יאוּ (way·yō·ṣî·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

[the man]
אֹת֜וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

outside
מִחוּץ֙ (mi·ḥūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

the camp
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה (lam·ma·ḥă·neh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army

and stoned
וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ (way·yir·gə·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7275: To cast together, to lapidate

him to death,
וַיָּמֹ֑ת (way·yā·mōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

had commanded
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

Moses.
מֹשֶֽׁה׃ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver


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