Números 15:34

34 que o prenderam, porque não sabiam o que deveria ser feito com ele.

Números 15:34 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 15:34

And they put him in ward
In a certain prison in the camp; perhaps the same in which the blasphemer was put, ( Leviticus 24:12 ) ; and for much the same reason:

because it was not declared what should be done to him:
that is, what kind of death he should die, as Jarchi and Aben Ezra; it had been before declared that the sabbath breaker should die, but not what death he should die, ( Exodus 31:15 ) ( 35:2 ) ; though some think it was a matter of doubt whether gathering of sticks was a breach of the sabbath, or at least such a breach of it as required death; and the answer of the Lord seems to confirm this sense, as follows.

Números 15:34 In-Context

32 Certo dia, quando os israelitas estavam no deserto, encontraram um homem recolhendo lenha no dia de sábado.

33 Aqueles que o encontraram recolhendo lenha levaram-no a Moisés, a Arão e a toda a comunidade,

34 que o prenderam, porque não sabiam o que deveria ser feito com ele.

35 Então o SENHOR disse a Moisés: “O homem terá que ser executado. Toda a comunidade o apedrejará fora do acampamento”.

36 Assim, toda a comunidade o levou para fora do acampamento e o apedrejou até a morte, conforme o SENHOR tinha ordenado a Moisés.