Numbers 15:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

New Living Translation
One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they discovered a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

English Standard Version
While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.

Berean Study Bible
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

New American Standard Bible
Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

NASB 1995
Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.

NASB 1977
Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the sabbath day.

Amplified Bible
Now while the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Christian Standard Bible
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Contemporary English Version
Once, while the Israelites were traveling through the desert, a man was caught gathering firewood on the Sabbath.

Good News Translation
Once, while the Israelites were still in the wilderness, a man was found gathering firewood on the Sabbath.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While the Israelites were in the desert, they found a man gathering wood on the day of worship.

International Standard Version
As it was when the Israelis were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

NET Bible
When the Israelites were in the wilderness they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.

New King James Version
Now while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.

King James 2000 Bible
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.

New Heart English Bible
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.

World English Bible
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.

American King James Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks on the sabbath day.

American Standard Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.

A Faithful Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.

Darby Bible Translation
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.

English Revised Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.

Webster's Bible Translation
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And while the children of Israel were in the wildernesse, they found a man that gathered stickes vpon the Sabbath day.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And whyle the chyldre of Israel were in the wyldernesse, they founde a man that gathered stickes vpon the Sabbath day.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Now whyle the children of Israel were in the wyldernesse, they founde a man gatherynge stickes vpon the Sabbath daye.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And whyle the childern of Ysrael were in the wildernesse they founde a man gatherynge stickes vppon the Sabath daye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day,

Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the sabbath-day,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel shall be in the desert, and they shall find a man gathering wood in the day of the Sabbath.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when the children of Israel were in the wilderness, and had found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And it happened that, when the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, and they had found a man collecting wood on the day of the Sabbath,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the children of Israel were in the wilderness and they found one man when he gathered wood in the day of the Sabbath.

Lamsa Bible
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the children of Israel were in the wilderness, and they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath-day.
















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