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Numbers 15:30 But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
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That person shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the soul that doeth <i>ought</i> presumptuously, <i>whether he be</i> born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘But the person who does <i>anything</i> presumptuously, <i>whether he is</i> native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the LORD, and he shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the person who does <i>wrong</i> defiantly, whether he is a native or a stranger, that one is blaspheming the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But the person who does anything defiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But the person who does <i>anything</i> defiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But the person who does <i>anything</i> with a high hand, whether he is native or a sojourner, that one is blaspheming Yahweh; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But the person who does [anything wrong] willfully <i>and</i> defiantly, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one is blaspheming the LORD, and that person shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“But the person who acts defiantly, whether native or resident alien, blasphemes the LORD. That person is to be cut off from his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But the person who acts defiantly, whether native or foreign resident, blasphemes the LORD. That person is to be cut off from his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a sojourner, the same blasphemeth Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But the soul that doeth aught with an high hand, whether he be homeborn or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"But any native-born Israelite or foreigner who deliberately does something wrong insults the LORD and must be excluded from the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But any who sin deliberately, whether they are natives or foreigners, are guilty of treating the LORD with contempt, and they shall be put to death, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But if some person acts with a high hand, whether a native-born or a resident alien, he blasphemes God, and that person is to be eliminated from among his people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'But the person who acts defiantly, whether native-born or a resident foreigner, insults the LORD. That person must be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, the same blasphemes the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But the soul that doeth aught presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes Yahweh. That soul shall be cut off from among his people. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the person who does [evil] with a high hand—of the native or of the sojourner—he is reviling YHWH, and that person has been cut off from the midst of his people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the person who doth aught with a high hand -- of the native or of the sojourner -- Jehovah he is reviling, and that person hath been cut off from the midst of his people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the soul which shall do with a high hand, from the native, and from the stranger, it reproaches Jehovah, and that soul was cut off from the midst of its people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But the soul that committeth any thing through pride, whether he be born in the land or a stranger (because he hath been rebellious against the Lord) shall be cut off from among his people: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, the soul who commits any of these acts through arrogance, whether he is a citizen or a sojourner, because he has rebelled against the Lord, shall perish from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But anyone who acts defiantly, whether a native or an alien, reviles the LORD, and shall be cut off from among the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But whoever acts high-handedly, whether a native or an alien, affronts the LORD, and shall be cut off from among the people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But the person who commits sin wittingly, whether he be of you or of the proselytes, the same blasphemes before the LORD; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the soul of you and of those who convert to me before LORD JEHOVAH who will commit sin by a high hand has blasphemed; that soul will be destroyed from his people.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But the soul that doeth aught with a high hand, whether he be home-born or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And whatever soul either of the natives or of the strangers shall do any thing with a presumptuous hand, he will provoke God; that soul shall be cut off from his people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/15-30.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=4932" 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">29</span>You shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: wə·han·ne·p̄eš (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">But the person</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yāḏ (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">sins defiantly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: rā·māh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">whether</a> <a href="/hebrew/249.htm" title="249: hā·’ez·rāḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- A native. From zarach; a spontaneous growth, i.e. Native.">a native</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: hag·gêr (Art:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">foreigner,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1442.htm" title="1442: mə·ḡad·dêp̄ (V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To revile, blaspheme. A primitive root; to hack, i.e. Revile.">blasphemes</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.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">That</a> <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.">person</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: wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">shall be cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: miq·qe·reḇ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·māh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">his people.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”…<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="/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="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Leviticus 24:10-16</a></span><br />Now the son of an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father went out among the Israelites, and a fight broke out in the camp between him and an Israelite. / The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother’s name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) / They placed him in custody until the will of the LORD should be made clear to them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Deuteronomy 17:12-13</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. / Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave arrogantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-13.htm">Psalm 19:13</a></span><br />Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">1 Samuel 2:25</a></span><br />If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.<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="/mark/3-28.htm">Mark 3:28-30</a></span><br />Truly I tell you, the sons of men will be forgiven all sins and blasphemies, as many as they utter. / But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.” / Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-10.htm">Luke 12:10</a></span><br />And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-16.htm">1 John 5:16</a></span><br />If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Exodus 21:14</a></span><br />But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Deuteronomy 1:43</a></span><br />So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></span><br />Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27</a></span><br />Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: In this way also your fathers blasphemed Me by their unfaithfulness against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">2 Kings 17:14</a></span><br />But they would not listen, and they stiffened their necks like their fathers, who did not believe the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Nehemiah 9:16</a></span><br />But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But the soul that does ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.</p><p class="hdg">doeth ought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Numbers 9:13</a></b></br> But the man that <i>is</i> clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-44.htm">Numbers 14:44</a></b></br> But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a></b></br> And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.</p><p class="hdg">presumptuously.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a></b></br> For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Psalm 74:18,22</a></b></br> Remember this, <i>that</i> the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and <i>that</i> the foolish people have blasphemed thy name… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/79-12.htm">Psalm 79:12</a></b></br> And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-41.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/numbers/15-13.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Blasphemes</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Blasphemeth</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Blaspheming</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Born</a> <a href="/numbers/14-45.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/14-8.htm">Defiantly</a> <a href="/numbers/15-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/14-44.htm">High</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Home-Born</a> <a href="/exodus/21-14.htm">Presumptuously</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-41.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-11.htm">Reproacheth</a> <a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Reviles</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/numbers/13-20.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/numbers/15-29.htm">Wrong</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/35-24.htm">Acting</a> <a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/matthew/9-3.htm">Blasphemes</a> <a href="/psalms/44-16.htm">Blasphemeth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-13.htm">Blaspheming</a> <a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Born</a> <a href="/numbers/15-31.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Defiantly</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">High</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-14.htm">Home-Born</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Presumptuously</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-21.htm">Reproacheth</a> <a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Reviles</a> <a href="/numbers/35-15.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/numbers/16-40.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/numbers/18-15.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/numbers/16-15.htm">Wrong</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 Hebrew context, this implies a deliberate and rebellious act against God's commandments. The concept of defiant sin is contrasted with unintentional sins, which were covered by specific sacrifices (Leviticus 4). Defiant sin reflects a heart posture of rebellion and pride, akin to the sin of Satan (<a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a>).<p><b>whether a native or foreigner</b><br>This inclusion of both native Israelites and foreigners (sojourners) highlights the universality of God's law. It underscores that God's standards are the same for all people within the community, reflecting the inclusive nature of God's covenant with Israel. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where salvation and judgment are available to both Jews and Gentiles (<a href="/romans/2-9.htm">Romans 2:9-11</a>).<p><b>blasphemes the LORD</b><br>Blasphemy in this context means to speak or act against the honor and holiness of God. It is a serious offense, as it directly challenges God's authority and character. In biblical history, blasphemy was punishable by death (<a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a>). This underscores the gravity of defiant sin as not just a personal failing but an affront to God's divine majesty.<p><b>That person shall be cut off from among his people</b><br>Being "cut off" can imply both social and spiritual consequences. It often meant excommunication or even death, severing the individual from the covenant community. This reflects the seriousness of maintaining holiness within the community, as seen in the New Testament with church discipline (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-5.htm">1 Corinthians 5:5</a>). The ultimate purpose is to preserve the sanctity of God's people and to lead the sinner to repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_defiant_sinner.htm">The Defiant Sinner</a></b><br>This refers to an individual who sins with a high hand, meaning they do so intentionally and with arrogance, showing contempt for God's commandments.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is blasphemed by the defiant sinner. His holiness and justice are central to this passage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The covenant community to whom the laws were given. They are called to maintain holiness and obedience to God's commands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a></b><br>Non-Israelites living among the Israelites, who are also subject to God's laws and expected to respect them.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_being_cut_off.htm">The Act of Being Cut Off</a></b><br>This is a severe consequence, indicating either excommunication from the community or divine judgment, reflecting the seriousness of defiant sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_defiant_sin.htm">Understanding Defiant Sin</a></b><br>Defiant sin is not merely a mistake but a deliberate act of rebellion against God. It reflects a heart that is hardened and unrepentant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_blasphemy.htm">The Seriousness of Blasphemy</a></b><br>Blasphemy is not just about words but actions that show contempt for God. It is a grave offense that disrupts the covenant relationship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The command to cut off the defiant sinner underscores the importance of community purity and accountability. The community must uphold God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just and punishes defiant sin, His desire is for repentance and restoration. Believers are called to seek His mercy and walk in obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/application_to_modern_believers.htm">Application to Modern Believers</a></b><br>Modern believers must examine their hearts for any defiance against God’s commands and seek to live in humble obedience, relying on the Holy Spirit for strength.<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_are_presumptuous_sins.htm">What are presumptuous sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_we_learn_to_value_our_time.htm">What are presumptuous sins?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_shunning.htm">What is the Bible's stance on shunning?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_excommunication.htm">What does the Bible say about excommunication?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">That doeth ought presumptuously.--</span>Literally, <span class= "ital">with a high hand.</span><p><span class= "bld">Reproacheth the Lord.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">blasphemeth, </span>as in <a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm" title="And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus said the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.">2Kings 19:6</a>; <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm" title="Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you exalted your voice, and lifted up your eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.">2Kings 19:22</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The soul that doeth... presumptuously.</span> Literally, "with a high hand," i.e., defiantly. A similar phrase is used of God himself (<a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The same reproacheth the Lord,</span> <span class="hebrew">מְגַדֵּפ</span>, revileth. Septuagint, <span class="greek">παροξυνεῖ</span> In <a href="/ezekiel/20-27.htm">Ezekiel 20:27</a> it is translated "blasphemeth." Perhaps "affronteth" would be better. He that deliberately broke the commandment of the Lord avowed him. self his open enemy, and, as it were, challenged him to single combat. <span class="cmt_word">Cut off.</span> See <a href="/genesis/17-14.htm">Genesis 17:14</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/15-30.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">But the person</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·ne·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, 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">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶֽׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins defiantly,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיָ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whether</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a native</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאֶזְרָח֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ez·rāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_249.htm">Strong's 249: </a> </span><span class="str2">A spontaneous growth, native</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִן־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">foreigner,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֵּ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blasphemes</span><br /><span class="heb">מְגַדֵּ֑ף</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḡad·dêp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1442.htm">Strong's 1442: </a> </span><span class="str2">To revile, blaspheme</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</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">That</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֣וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">person</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 be cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niḵ·rə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<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">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֶּ֥רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nearest part, the center</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his people.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/15-30.htm">Numbers 15:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">OT Law: Numbers 15:30 But the soul who does anything (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/15-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 15:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/15-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 15:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 15:31" /></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>