And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him.
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Gill's Exposition
And the Lord said unto Moses,.... Who consulted the Lord upon this affair, in the tabernacle, even at the most holy place, from above the mercy seat, where he promised to meet him, and commune with…
Barnes' Notes
Death had indeed been assigned as the penalty Exo 31:14; Exo 35:2; but it had not been determined how that death was to be inflicted.
Here is, I. The general doom passed upon presumptuous sinners. 1. Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners that sin with a high hand, as the original phrase is (Num 15:30), that is, that avowedly…
Cambridge Bible
It had been declared in Exo 31:14 f., Num 35:2 (both P) that Sabbath-breaking must be punished with death, but the method of execution had not been laid down. If, however, the meaning is that they did…