Numbers 15:36

36 So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Numbers 15:36 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:36

And all the congregation brought him without the camp
What was done by the order of Moses and the seventy elders is said to be done by the whole congregation, though it was by a few persons only the man was actually brought out, who were the proper officers to do such business:

and stoned him with stones, and he died:
stoned him to death:

as the Lord commanded Moses:
at the time he consulted him in the sanctuary, which he acquainted the court with, and they immediately ordered the execution, which was accordingly done.

Numbers 15:36 In-Context

34 They kept him in custody until they decided what to do with him.

35 Then the LORD said to Moses, "This man must be put to death. The whole community must take him outside the camp and stone him."

36 So the whole community took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

37 The LORD said to Moses,

38 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: For generations to come they must wear tassels on the corners of their clothes with violet threads in each tassel.