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 shall have one law for the native among the sons of Israel and for the stranger who resides among them, for one who does anything wrong unintentionally. 30But the person who does wrong 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. Since 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.’” 32Now while the sons of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33And those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation;

Numbers 15:31 word by word

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

• Sinceכִּיkîy · forH3588
• despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and has brokenפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• His commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• that personנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• shall be completelyכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• guiltעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771

Cross-references for Numbers 15:31

• Leviticus 26:15if, instead, you reject My statutes, and if your soul loathes My ordinances so as not to carry out all My commandments, but rather to break My covenant,
• 2 Samuel 12:9Why have you despised the word of the Lord, by doing evil in His sight? You have struck and killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, you have taken his wife as your wife, and you have slaughtered him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
• Psalms 119:126It is time for the Lord to act, For they have broken Your Law.
• Proverbs 13:13One who despises the word will do badly, But one who fears the commandment will be rewarded.
• Isaiah 30:12Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Since you have rejected this word And have put your trust in oppression and crookedness, and have relied on them,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
• Hebrews 10:28Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Leviticus 5:1‘Now if a person sins after he hears a public order to testify when he is a witness, whether he has seen or otherwise known, if he does not tell it, then he will bear his punishment.
• Psalms 38:4For my guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
• Isaiah 53:6All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the wrongdoing of us all To fall on Him.
• Ezekiel 18:20The person who sins will die. A son will not suffer the punishment for the father’s guilt, nor will a father suffer the punishment for the son’s guilt; the righteousness of the righteous will be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked will be upon himself.
• 1 Peter 2:24and He Himself brought our sins in His body up on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness; by His wounds you were healed.
• 2 Peter 2:21For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on 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)

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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