Numbers 15:31

Numbers 15:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Because they have despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because he has despised the word of the Lord, and has broken His commandment, that person shall be completely cut off; his guilt shall be upon him.’ ”

Context of Numbers 15:31

29You are to have the same law for the person who acts in error, whether he is an Israelite or an alien who resides among you. 30“But the person who acts defiantly, whether native or resident alien, blasphemes the Lord. That person is to be cut off from his people. He will certainly be cut off, because he has despised the Lord’s word and broken his command; his guilt remains on him.” 32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the entire community.

Numbers 15:31 word by word

כִּ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ בָּזָ֔ה וְאֶת־מִצְוָת֖וֹ הֵפַ֑ר הִכָּרֵ֧ת׀ תִּכָּרֵ֛ת הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא עֲוֹנָ֥ה בָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because he hath despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and hath brokenפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• his commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• that soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• shall utterlyכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• his iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Numbers 15:31

• Leviticus 26:15if you reject my statutes and despise my ordinances, and do not observe all my commands — and break my covenant,
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the Lord’s command by doing what I consider evil? You struck down Uriah the Hethite with the sword and took his wife as your own wife — you murdered him with the Ammonite’s sword.
• Psalms 119:126It is time for the Lord to act, for they have violated your instruction.
• Proverbs 13:13The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
• Isaiah 30:12Therefore the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message and have trusted in oppression and deceit, and have depended on them,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 10:28Anyone who disregarded the law of Moses died without mercy, based on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Leviticus 5:1“When someone sins in any of these ways: If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he will bear his iniquity.
• Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
• Isaiah 53:6We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way; and the Lord has punished him for the iniquity of us all.
• Ezekiel 18:20The person who sins is the one who will die. A son won’t suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity, and a father won’t suffer punishment for the son’s iniquity. The righteousness of the righteous person will be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on him.
• 1 Peter 2:24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree; so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
• 2 Peter 2:21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them.

Commentaries on Numbers 15:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 The heavy punishments which had already overtaken the people might naturally give rise to apprehensions for the future, especially in view of the fact that on the approaching entrance into Canaan the complete observance of the Law in all its details would become imperative on them. To meet such apprehensions a distinction is emphatically drawn between sins of ignorance (Leviticus 4:13 ff) and those of presumption Numbers 15:30-31. The passage…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-36Verses 30-36 Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners, who sin designedly against God's will and glory. Sins thus committed are exceedingly sinful. He that thus breaks the commandment reproaches the Lord. He also despises the word of the Lord. Presumptuous sinners despise it, thinking themselves too great, too good, and too wise, to be ruled by it. A particular instance of presumption in the sin of sabbath-breaking is related. The offence was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-31Atonement (the way God provides forgiveness and restores a relationship with him) could be made for sins done without knowing or by accident (15:22–29). However, a person who sinned openly and proudly was treated differently (literally with a high hand; compare Exodus 14:8). Such a person showed open disrespect toward God. This was considered blasphemy (speaking against God in a dishonoring way). That person had to face serious consequences (compare…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. his iniquity shall be upon him--The punishment of his sins shall fall on himself individually; no guilt shall be incurred by the nation, unless there be a criminal carelessness in overlooking the offense.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 15:31

• Church
• Infidelity
• Sin
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Genealogy
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• Punishments
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Commentaries on Numbers 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings