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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And those who found him gathering wood brought him near to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the entire community.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the entire community. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and all the people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they that found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and those finding him gathering wood bring him near to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and those finding him gathering wood bring him near unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the company,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they having found him, will bring him gathering wood to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the assembly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That they brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole multitude. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />they brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to the whole multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who caught him at it brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to the whole congregation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those who found him brought him, when he gathered wood, to Moshe and to Ahron and to all of the assembly.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they who found him gathering sticks on the sabbath-day brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/15-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4958" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">A Sabbath-Breaker Stoned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32</span>While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ham·mō·ṣə·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To attain to, find. ">Those who found</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7197.htm" title="7197: mə·qō·šêš (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble.">gathering</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ê·ṣîm (N-mp) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: way·yaq·rî·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5712.htm" title="5712: hā·‘ê·ḏāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Congregation. Feminine of ed in the original sense of fixture; a stated assemblage.">congregation,</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/31-14.htm">Exodus 31:14-15</a></span><br />Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. / For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/35-2.htm">Exodus 35:2-3</a></span><br />For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. / Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/24-12.htm">Leviticus 24:12</a></span><br />They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-12.htm">Deuteronomy 5:12-15</a></span><br />Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Nehemiah 13:15-18</a></span><br />In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-21.htm">Jeremiah 17:21-22</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-2.htm">Isaiah 56:2</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-12.htm">Ezekiel 20:12-13</a></span><br />I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Matthew 12:1-8</a></span><br />At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-23.htm">Mark 2:23-28</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Luke 6:1-5</a></span><br />One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-9.htm">John 5:9-18</a></span><br />Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-22.htm">John 7:22-23</a></span><br />But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Acts 15:10</a></span><br />Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-5.htm">Romans 14:5-6</a></span><br />One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they that found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3</a></b></br> And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-26.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">Sticks</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-3.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Company</a> <a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/21-18.htm">Sticks</a> <a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/numbers/19-6.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-1.htm">The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">The stranger is under the same law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-17.htm">The law of the first of the dough</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">The sacrifice for sins of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">The punishment of presumption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">He who violated the Sabbath is stoned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">The law of tassels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Those who found the man gathering wood</b><br>This phrase highlights the communal responsibility in ancient Israel to uphold the laws given by God. Gathering wood on the Sabbath was considered work, which was prohibited (<a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Exodus 20:8-11</a>). The act of gathering wood may seem minor, but it represented a direct violation of the commandment to keep the Sabbath holy. This reflects the seriousness with which the Israelites were to observe God's laws, emphasizing obedience and reverence.<p><b>brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation</b><br>The involvement of Moses, Aaron, and the entire congregation underscores the communal nature of justice and decision-making in Israel. Moses, as the leader and prophet, and Aaron, as the high priest, were central figures in interpreting and enforcing God's laws. The congregation's involvement indicates that the community was responsible for maintaining holiness and order. This process of bringing the matter before the leaders and the community reflects the judicial procedures outlined in the Torah, where serious matters were addressed publicly to ensure transparency and communal accountability (<a href="/deuteronomy/17-8.htm">Deuteronomy 17:8-13</a>). This also foreshadows the New Testament principle of church discipline and communal accountability (<a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_gathering_wood.htm">The Man Gathering Wood</a></b><br>An unnamed individual who was found gathering wood on the Sabbath, an act that violated the commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who was responsible for interpreting and enforcing God's laws among the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the high priest, who played a key role in the spiritual leadership of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whole_congregation.htm">The Whole Congregation</a></b><br>The assembly of the Israelites, who were witnesses to the enforcement of God's laws and participated in communal decision-making.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites were journeying after their exodus from Egypt, a place of testing and reliance on God's provision and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The incident underscores the importance of obeying God's commandments, even when they seem inconvenient or trivial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a></b><br>The involvement of the whole congregation in addressing the man's transgression highlights the role of community in maintaining spiritual discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>Moses and Aaron's decision to bring the matter before the Lord demonstrates the need to seek divine wisdom in difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>The severe consequence for breaking the Sabbath law serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/rest_in_christ.htm">Rest in Christ</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law required physical rest, believers today find their ultimate rest in Jesus, who fulfills the law.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_commend_phinehas_for_killing.htm">Numbers 25:6-8: Why does God commend Phinehas for killing an Israelite man and a Midianite woman, raising moral questions about vigilante violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_death_for_gathering_wood_on_sabbath.htm">Numbers 15:32-36: Why is gathering wood on the Sabbath punished by death, and how does this align with a just moral system today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_one_act_bar_moses_from_canaan.htm">Numbers 20:12 - Why would a single act of disobedience prevent Moses and Aaron from entering the Promised Land, despite their lifelong dedication?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_gath's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What does 'gathered to his people' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Unto all</span> <span class="cmt_word">the congregation,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.,<span class="cmt_word"></span></span> unto the council of elders, who were the congregation by representation (see on Exodus 18:25, 26). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Those who found</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֹּצְאִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·ṣə·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the man]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gathering</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·šêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7197.htm">Strong's 7197: </a> </span><span class="str2">To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wood</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵצִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaq·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the entire</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">congregation,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעֵדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5712.htm">Strong's 5712: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stated assemblage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/15-33.htm">Numbers 15:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/15-33.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:33 Those who found him gathering sticks brought (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/15-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 15:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:34" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>