Numbers 15:36

36 So all the people 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 held the man under guard, because they did not know what to do with him.

35 Then the Lord said to Moses, "The man must surely die. All the people must kill him by throwing stones at him outside the camp."

36 So all the people 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 this: 'Tie several pieces of thread together and attach them to the corners of your clothes. Put a blue thread in each one of these tassels. Wear them from now on.