Numeri 15:35

35 E l’Eterno disse a Mosè: "Quell’uomo dev’esser messo a morte; tutta la raunanza lo lapiderà fuori del campo".

Numeri 15:35 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:35

And the Lord said unto Moses
Who consulted the Lord upon this affair, in the tabernacle, even at the most holy place, from above the mercy seat, where he promised to meet him, and commune with him about whatsoever he should consult him, ( Exodus 25:22 ) ;

the man shall surely be put to death;
for as no fire was to be made throughout their habitations on a sabbath day, gathering sticks for such a purpose was a work that was a violation of the sabbath, punishable with death, ( Exodus 35:2 Exodus 35:3 ) ; and the kind of death follows:

all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp;
as afterwards without the city: of the place and manner of stoning, (See Gill on Acts 7:58).

Numeri 15:35 In-Context

33 Quelli che l’aveano trovato a raccogliere le legna lo menarono a Mosè, ad Aaronne e a tutta la raunanza.

34 E lo misero in prigione, perché non era ancora stato stabilito che cosa gli si dovesse fare.

35 E l’Eterno disse a Mosè: "Quell’uomo dev’esser messo a morte; tutta la raunanza lo lapiderà fuori del campo".

36 Tutta la raunanza lo menò fuori del campo e lo lapidò; e quello morì, secondo l’ordine che l’Eterno avea dato a Mosè.

37 L’Eterno parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo: