Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
As it was when the Israelis were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
New American Standard Bible
Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man
King James Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
Holman Bible
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
A Conservative Version
And while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the Sabbath day.
American Standard Version
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day.
Amplified
Now while the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
Bible in Basic English
Now while the children of Israel were in the waste land, they saw a man who was getting sticks on the Sabbath day.
Darby Translation
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.
Julia Smith Translation
And the sons of Israel shall be in the desert, and they shall find a man gathering wood in the day of the Sabbath.
King James 2000
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the {Israelites} were in the desert, they found a man who was gathering wood on the day of the Sabbath.
Modern King James verseion
And while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the Sabbath day.
NET Bible
When the Israelites were in the wilderness they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
New Heart English Bible
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
The Emphasized Bible
While the sons of Israel were in the desert, they found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day.
Webster
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day.
World English Bible
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the sabbath-day,
Themes
Desecration of the sabbath » Death penalty for
journey of israel through the Desert » Returned by the way to the red sea » Sabbath breaker stoned
Legislation » Supplemental, concerning sabbath-breaking
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Desecrating » Sabbath day
Sabbath » Desecration of, under the mosaic law » Death penalty for
Sabbath » Observance of » By moses
Sabbath » Violations of » Gathering sticks
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 15:32
Verse Info
Context Readings
Deliberate Sin
31 Because he has despised the law of the LORD and has broken his commands, that person is certainly to be eliminated. His iniquity will remain on him." 32 As it was when the Israelis were in the wilderness, they found a man who was gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and all the people.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 35:2-3
For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest in dedication to the LORD. Anyone who does work on that day is to be executed.
Exodus 16:23
and he told them, "This is what the LORD said: "Tomorrow is a Sabbath observance, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and put aside whatever remains to be kept for yourselves until morning.'"
Exodus 16:27-28
Nevertheless, that seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.
Exodus 20:8-10
"Remember the Sabbath day, maintaining its holiness.
Exodus 31:14-15
You are to observe the Sabbath, because it's holy for you. Whoever profanes it is certainly to die; indeed, whoever does work on it is to be cut off from among his people.