Numbers 15:35

“And YHWH said to Moses, “The man shall surely be put to death; all the community shall stone him with stones outside the camp.””

Numbers 15:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 15:35, word by word

And YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears
“The manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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shall surelyמוֹתmot

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

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the communityעֵדָהeda

community

Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.

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shall stoneרָגוֹםragom

stone

Stone to death: kill someone by throwing stones at him; in the Law the whole people carried it out.

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with stonesאֲבָנִיםavanim

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane

camp

A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.

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The context

34And they put him in custody, because it had not been made clear what should be done to him.

35 · This verse (above)

36So all the community brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died, as YHWH had commanded Moses.

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