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31 For he has despised the commandment of the Lord and deliberately failed to obey his law; he must be executed[a] and die in his sin.”

32 One day while the people of Israel were in the wilderness, one of them was caught gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 He was arrested and taken before Moses and Aaron and the other judges.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 15:31 he must be executed, literally, “that soul shall be utterly cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.”
  2. Numbers 15:33 before Moses and Aaron and the other judges, literally, “to all the congregation.”

31 Because they have despised(A) the Lord’s word and broken his commands,(B) they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.(C)’”

The Sabbath-Breaker Put to Death

32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness,(D) a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.(E) 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,

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