Numbers 15:31-33

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

³¹ Because of having despised the word of the Lord and broken his commandment, such a person shall be utterly cut off and bear the guilt.”^(A)

Penalty for Violating the Sabbath

³² When the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.^{(B) 33} Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation.