Numbers 15:34
And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
Numbers 15:34 in other translations
| BSB | and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody. |
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| WEB | They put him in custody, because it had not been declared what should be done to him. |
| ASV | And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared what should be done to him. |
| YLT | and they place him in ward, for it is not explained what is to be done to him. |
| DARBY | And they put him in custody, for it was not declared what should be done to him. |
| BBE | And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him. |
| Webster | And they put him in custody, because it was not declared what should be done to him. |
What does Numbers 15:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 15:32-34
32-34. a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day--This incident is evidently narrated as an instance of presumptuous sin. The mere gathering of sticks was not a sinful act and might be necessary for fuel to warm him or to make ready his food. But its being done on the Sabbath altered the entire character of the action. The law of the Sabbath being a plain and positive commandment, this transgression of it was…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 15:30-36
Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners, who sin designedly against God's will and glory. Sins thus committed are exceedingly sinful. He that thus breaks the commandment reproaches the Lord. He also despises the word of the Lord. Presumptuous sinners despise it, thinking themselves too great, too good, and too wise, to be ruled by it. A particular instance of presumption in the sin of sabbath-breaking is…
Numbers 15:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 15:34
- Leviticus 24:12
And they put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them.
- Numbers 9:8
And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.
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Context
- Numbers 15:33
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
- Numbers 15:34
And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
- Numbers 15:35
And the Lord said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
Numbers 15:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pusiéronlo en la cárcel, por que no estaba declarado qué le habían de hacer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et on le mit sous garde, car ce qu’on devait lui faire n’avait pas été clairement indiqué. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie legten ihn in Gewahrsam, denn es war nicht genau bestimmt, was ihm getan werden sollte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui recluserunt eum in carcerem, nescientes quid super eo facere deberent. |