Numbers 15:32–41

Violation of the Sabbath

32 When the ⌊Israelites⌋x were in the desert, they found a man who was gathering wood on the day of the Sabbath. 33 The ones who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and to all the community. 34 And they put him under watch because it was not made clear what should be done to him. 35 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Surely the man must be put to death by stoning him; all the community must stone him with stones from outside the camp.” 36 So the entire community brought him out to a place outside the camp, and ⌊they stoned him to death⌋y just as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Garment Fringes

37 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 38 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,z and tell them to make for themselves tasselsa on the hems of their garments throughout their generationsb and to put a blue cord on the tassel of the hem. 39 You will have a tassel ⌊for you to look at⌋c and remember all the commands of Yahweh and do them, and not follow ⌊after the unfaithfulness of your own heart and eyes⌋,d 40 so that you will remember and do all my commandments, and you will be holy for your God. 41 I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.”