So all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death with stones, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the congregation brought him outside of the camp, and stoned him to death with stones, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- KJV And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses.
- BSB So the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- NKJV So, as the Lord commanded Moses, all the congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him with stones, and he died.
- NLT So the whole community took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Quick answer
The congregation carried out the sentence, stoning the man outside the camp as the LORD commanded. God's word was obeyed exactly.
Overview
The community executes the divine judgment precisely as commanded, demonstrating obedience to God's word even in a sobering act of justice. The episode underscores that God's commands are to be taken with full seriousness. It also magnifies the mercy of the gospel, where the sinner's deserved penalty was borne by Christ in our place.
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- Josh 7:25Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today.” All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
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