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their guilt remains on them.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Since they have treated the LORD’s word with contempt and deliberately disobeyed his command, they must be completely cut off and suffer the punishment for their guilt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken his commandment, that person shall be utterly cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity <i>shall be</i> upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt <i>shall be</i> upon him.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Since he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt <i>will be</i> on him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt will be on him.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt <i>shall be</i> on him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of Yahweh and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt <i>will be</i> on him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because he has despised <i>and</i> rejected the word of the LORD, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be utterly cut off; [the responsibility for] his wickedness <i>and</i> guilt will be upon him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will certainly be cut off, because he has despised the LORD’s word and broken his command; his guilt remains on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will certainly be cut off, because he has despised the LORD&#8217s word and broken His command; his guilt remains on him.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he hath despised the word of Jehovah, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment; that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That person has despised the word of the LORD and broken the LORD's command. He must be excluded completely. He remains guilty."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because they have rejected what the LORD said and have deliberately broken one of his commands. They are responsible for their own death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he has despised the law of the LORD and has broken his commands, that person is certainly to be eliminated. His iniquity will remain on him."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken his commandment, that person must be completely cut off. His iniquity will be on him.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because he has despised Yahweh’s word, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall be utterly cut off. His iniquity shall be on him.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />because he despised the word of YHWH and has broken His command, that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity [is] on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because the word of Jehovah he despised, and His command hath broken -- that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity is on him.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For it despised the word of Jehovah, and broke his command; being cut off, that soul shall be cut off; its iniquity upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath contemned the word the Lord, and made void his precept: therefore shall he be destroyed, and shall bear his iniquity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For he has despised the word of the Lord, and he has nullified his precept. For this reason, he shall be destroyed, and he shall bear his iniquity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For having despised the word of the LORD and broken his commandment, he must be cut off entirely and bear the punishment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because of having despised the word of the LORD and broken his commandment, such a person shall be utterly cut off and bear the guilt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because he has despised the word of the LORD and has broken his commandments, that person shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he rejected the word of LORD JEHOVAH and he nullifies his commands, that soul will be destroyed and his evil will be upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken His commandment; that soul shall utterly be cut off, his iniquity shall be upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for he has set at nought the word of the Lord and broken his commands: that soul shall be utterly destroyed, his sin <i>is</i> upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/15-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4942" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/15.htm">Offerings for Unintentional Sins</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people. <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: han·ne·p̄eš (Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hi·w (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: hik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-InfAbs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">shall certainly be cut off,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: tik·kā·rêṯ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959: bā·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disesteem.">he has despised</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/6565.htm" title="6565: hê·p̄ar (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To break up, to violate, frustrate. A primitive root; to break up">broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">His commandment;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ‘ă·wō·nāh (N-csc:: 3fs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">his guilt remains</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">on him.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-15</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Deuteronomy 17:12</a></span><br />But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-29</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. / Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-24.htm">Ezekiel 18:24</a></span><br />But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a></span><br />For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-20.htm">Isaiah 1:20</a></span><br />But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-31.htm">Matthew 12:31-32</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. / Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14-15</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God. / They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a></span><br />Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23-24</a></span><br />but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-11.htm">Psalm 107:11</a></span><br />because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-22.htm">Acts 3:22-23</a></span><br />For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. / Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from among his people.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.</p><p class="hdg">despised</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-15.htm">Leviticus 26:15,43</a></b></br> And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, <i>but</i> that ye break my covenant: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-9.htm">2 Samuel 12:9</a></b></br> Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife <i>to be</i> thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> time for <i>thee</i>, LORD, to work: <i>for</i> they have made void thy law.</p><p class="hdg">his iniquity</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Leviticus 5:1</a></b></br> And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and <i>is</i> a witness, whether he hath seen or known <i>of it</i>; if he do not utter <i>it</i>, then he shall bear his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-4.htm">Psalm 38:4</a></b></br> For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></b></br> All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/10-35.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/numbers/14-41.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/14-31.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/numbers/14-34.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/numbers/15-26.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/numbers/15-28.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/14-35.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/numbers/14-30.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/24-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/numbers/18-8.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/22-18.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/numbers/16-33.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Despised</a> <a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Respect</a> <a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/15-35.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-1.htm">The law of the meat offering, and the drink offering</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-14.htm">The stranger is under the same law</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-17.htm">The law of the first of the dough</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-22.htm">The sacrifice for sins of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">The punishment of presumption</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm">He who violated the Sabbath is stoned</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">The law of tassels</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of ancient Israel, being "cut off" often meant being excommunicated from the community or even facing death. This reflects the seriousness with which the covenant community was to regard the holiness of God and the purity of His people. The concept of being cut off is seen elsewhere in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a>, where it refers to those who break the covenant of circumcision. It underscores the importance of obedience and the dire consequences of rebellion against God's commands.<p><b>because he has despised the word of the LORD</b><br>Despising the word of the LORD implies a willful and deliberate rejection of God's authority and instructions. This is not a sin of ignorance but one of defiance. In biblical terms, to despise God's word is to treat it with contempt, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Proverbs 13:13</a>, which warns of the destruction that comes to those who scorn divine instruction. This attitude reflects a hardened heart, similar to Pharaoh's in Exodus, and is contrasted with the reverence and obedience expected of God's people.<p><b>and broken His commandment</b><br>Breaking God's commandment signifies a direct violation of His law. The commandments were given to Israel as a covenantal guide for living in relationship with God and each other. This phrase highlights the seriousness of sin as a breach of the divine covenant, akin to the breaking of a legal contract. The historical context of the Mosaic Law, as seen in Exodus and Deuteronomy, emphasizes the importance of adherence to God's statutes as a reflection of faithfulness and love for Him.<p><b>his guilt remains on him.</b><br>The phrase indicates that the individual's sin is not atoned for and that they remain in a state of guilt before God. In the sacrificial system of ancient Israel, atonement was necessary to remove guilt and restore the sinner to a right relationship with God. <a href="/leviticus/4.htm">Leviticus 4</a> outlines the process of atonement through sacrifice, which foreshadows the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ. The enduring guilt of the unrepentant sinner serves as a warning of the eternal consequences of sin without repentance and faith in Christ, as seen in the New Testament teachings on judgment and salvation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who gave the law to His people through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites and the mediator of God's law.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are receiving the laws and commandments as they journey through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites are traveling after their exodus from Egypt, a place of testing and revelation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>The commandments given by God to guide the moral, ceremonial, and civil life of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin is not merely a mistake but a willful act of rebellion against God's holy word. Understanding the gravity of sin helps us appreciate the need for repentance and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_god's_word.htm">The Authority of God's Word</a></b><br>God's word is authoritative and demands our obedience. To despise it is to reject God's sovereignty and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequence of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience leads to separation from God, as seen in the phrase "cut off." This serves as a warning to take God's commands seriously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>While the Old Testament law prescribed being "cut off" for certain sins, the New Testament offers hope through repentance and faith in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>The community of believers is called to uphold God's standards and encourage one another in obedience, reflecting the communal aspect of the law.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_constitutes_willful_sin.htm">What constitutes willful sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_balaam_alone_for_midian's_fate.htm">Numbers 31:15-16: Why is Balaam's influence singled out as the sole reason for divine judgment on Midian, given previous chapters mention other deeds?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_balaam's_differing_portrayals.htm">How should we address the seeming discrepancy between Balaam's portrayal here in Numbers 24 and other biblical texts that condemn him (e.g., 2 Peter 2:15)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_death_for_sabbath-breaking,_not_mercy.htm">Exodus 31:15 - Why does a just and loving God mandate the death penalty for Sabbath-breaking, and how is that reconciled with later biblical teachings on mercy?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 31.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His iniquity... upon him.</span> <span class="hebrew">עַונָה בָהּ</span>, "its crime upon it," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the sin of that soul must come upon it in punishment. <p> CHAPTER 15:32-36 THE SABBATH-BREAKER (verses 32-36). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(han·ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">shall certainly be cut off,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִכָּרֵ֧ת ׀</span> <span class="translit">(hik·kā·rêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has despised</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּזָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bā·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_959.htm">Strong's 959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disesteem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">broken</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵפַ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(hê·p̄ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6565.htm">Strong's 6565: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break up, to violate, frustrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His commandment;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְוָת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his guilt remains on him.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲוֺנָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·wō·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/15-31.htm">Numbers 15:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/15-31.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:31 Because he has despised the word (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/15-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 15:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>