Numbers 15:33
New International Version
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly,

New Living Translation
The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.

English Standard Version
And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation.

Berean Standard Bible
Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,

King James Bible
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

New King James Version
And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.

New American Standard Bible
And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation;

NASB 1995
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;

NASB 1977
And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation;

Legacy Standard Bible
And those who found him gathering wood brought him near to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;

Amplified Bible
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation;

Christian Standard Bible
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the entire community.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the entire community.

American Standard Version
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

Contemporary English Version
He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.

English Revised Version
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.

Good News Translation
He was taken to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community,

International Standard Version
The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and all the people.

Majority Standard Bible
Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,

NET Bible
Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community.

New Heart English Bible
Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.

World English Bible
Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and those finding him gathering wood bring him near to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation,

Young's Literal Translation
and those finding him gathering wood bring him near unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto all the company,

Smith's Literal Translation
And they having found him, will bring him gathering wood to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the assembly.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That they brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole multitude.

Catholic Public Domain Version
they brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to the whole multitude.

New American Bible
Those who caught him at it brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole community.

New Revised Standard Version
Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to the whole congregation.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And those who found him brought him, when he gathered wood, to Moshe and to Ahron and to all of the assembly.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they who found him gathering sticks on the sabbath-day brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Sabbath-Breaker Stoned
32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation, 34and because it had not been declared what should be done to him, they placed him in custody.…

Cross References
Exodus 31:14-15
Keep the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Anyone who profanes it must surely be put to death. Whoever does any work on that day must be cut off from among his people. / For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day must surely be put to death.

Exodus 35:2-3
For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death. / Do not light a fire in any of your dwellings on the Sabbath day.”

Leviticus 24:12
They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them.

Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you. / Six days you shall labor and do all your work, / but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do. ...

Nehemiah 13:15-18
In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day. / Additionally, men of Tyre who lived there were importing fish and all kinds of merchandise and selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem. / Then I rebuked the nobles of Judah and asked, “What is this evil you are doing—profaning the Sabbath day? ...

Jeremiah 17:21-22
This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. / You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers.

Isaiah 56:2
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Ezekiel 20:12-13
I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them. / Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.

Matthew 12:1-8
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. / When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...

Mark 2:23-28
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along. / So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need? ...

Luke 6:1-5
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. / But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?” / Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? ...

John 5:9-18
Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” / But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” ...

John 7:22-23
But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

Acts 15:10
Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

Romans 14:5-6
One person regards a certain day above the others, while someone else considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. / He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.


Treasury of Scripture

And they that found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.

John 8:3
And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

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Those who found him
This phrase indicates a group of individuals who witnessed the man’s actions. In the Hebrew context, the word for "found" (מָצָא, matsa) implies a discovery or encounter, often with a sense of purpose or divine orchestration. This suggests that the act of finding was not merely accidental but part of a larger narrative orchestrated by God to teach His people about obedience and the sanctity of the Sabbath.

gathering wood
The act of gathering wood on the Sabbath was a direct violation of God’s commandment to rest on this holy day. The Hebrew word for "gathering" (קֹשֵׁשׁ, qoshesh) implies collecting or assembling, which in this context, was considered work. This highlights the importance of adhering to God’s laws and the seriousness with which the Sabbath was to be observed. Historically, the Sabbath was a sign of the covenant between God and Israel, a day set apart for rest and worship, reflecting God’s rest after creation.

brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation
This action underscores the communal nature of the Israelite society and the role of leadership in maintaining the covenantal laws. Moses and Aaron, as leaders, were responsible for interpreting and enforcing God’s laws. The involvement of the "whole congregation" (עֵדָה, edah) signifies the collective responsibility of the community in upholding divine commandments. It also reflects the judicial process in ancient Israel, where matters of law and order were addressed publicly, ensuring transparency and communal participation in the administration of justice.

Verse 33. - Unto all the congregation, i.e., unto the council of elders, who were the congregation by representation (see on Exodus 18:25, 26).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Those who found
הַמֹּצְאִ֥ים (ham·mō·ṣə·’îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

[the man]
אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw)
Direct object marker | third person masculine singular
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

gathering
מְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁ (mə·qō·šêš)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble

wood
עֵצִ֑ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

brought
וַיַּקְרִ֣יבוּ (way·yaq·rî·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

him to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses,
מֹשֶׁה֙ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

Aaron,
אַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses

and the entire
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

congregation,
הָעֵדָֽה׃ (hā·‘ê·ḏāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage


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