Shelach 15:35 · unit 1 — stoning outside the camp

Parashas Shelach · Aliyah 7 · Passuk 35

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָאִ֑ישׁ רָג֨וֹם אֹת֤וֹ בָֽאֲבָנִים֙ כׇּל־הָ֣עֵדָ֔ה מִח֖וּץ לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃

And Hashem said to Moshe: The man shall surely be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

Chabad.org — 15:35

Source Citation

Torah Temimah: the divine answer fixes sekilah (stoning) as the death for this Shabbos violation.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מוֹת יוּמַת הָאִישׁ רָגוֹם אֹתוֹ בָאֲבָנִים כׇּל הָעֵדָה מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה.

English: The man shall surely be put to death; the whole congregation shall stone him with stones outside the camp.

Type of Learning

Specification of the death penalty form.

What Is Learned

Once specified, sekilah becomes the classic penalty for public Shabbos desecration of this type.