Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Numbers 15:33 in context
Numbers 15:30–36
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“‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That soul shall be cut off from among his people.
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Because he has despised the LORD’s word, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall be utterly cut off. His iniquity shall be on him.’”
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While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
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Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
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They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him.
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The LORD said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him with stones outside of the camp.”
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All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, as the LORD commanded Moses.
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