The people held him as a prisoner and waited for the Lord’s command to be made clear to them.
So Moses asked the Lord what he should do.
They guarded the man carefully because they did not know how they should punish him.
If you do this as God directs you, then you will be able to do your job without tiring yourself out. And the people can still have all their problems solved before they return home.”
Then the Lord said to Moses,
Moses said to them, “I will ask the Lord what he says about this.”