Numbers 15:30

Numbers 15:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the soul that doeth ought 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the person who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native or a sojourner, reviles the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“But those who brazenly violate the Lord’s will, whether native-born Israelites or foreigners, have blasphemed the Lord, and they must be cut off from the community.

Context of Numbers 15:30

28The priest is to make atonement before the Lord for the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made, that person will be forgiven. 29One and the same law applies to everyone who sins unintentionally, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you. “ ‘But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the Lord and must be cut off from the people of Israel. 31Because they have despised the Lord’s word and broken his commands, they must surely be cut off; their guilt remains on them.’ ” 32While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.

Numbers 15:30 word by word

וְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁ אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה׀ בְּיָ֣ד רָמָ֗ה מִן־הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ וּמִן־הַגֵּ֔ר אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא מְגַדֵּ֑ף וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• that doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• presumptuouslyיָדyâd · handH3027
• presumptuouslyרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• born in the landאֶזְרָח'ezrâch · bornH249
• or a strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• or a strangerמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the same reproachethגָּדַףgâdaph · to blasphemeH1442
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
• from amongקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Numbers 15:30

• Numbers 9:13But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.
• Numbers 14:44Nevertheless, in their presumption they went up toward the highest point in the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the Lord’s covenant moved from the camp.
• Genesis 17:14Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
• Exodus 21:14But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately, that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.
• Leviticus 20:3I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.
• Deuteronomy 1:43So I told you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the Lord’s command and in your arrogance you marched up into the hill country.
• Deuteronomy 17:12Anyone who shows contempt for the judge or for the priest who stands ministering there to the Lord your God is to be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.
• Deuteronomy 29:19When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,” they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
• Psalms 19:13Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
• Matthew 12:32Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
• Hebrews 10:26If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,
• 2 Peter 2:10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;
• Psalms 69:9for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
• Psalms 74:18Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord, how foolish people have reviled your name.
• Psalms 79:12Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
• Psalms 89:51the taunts with which your enemies, Lord, have mocked, with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.

Commentaries on Numbers 15:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30But the soul that doeth aught presumptuously - Bold daring acts of transgression against the fullest evidence, and in despite of the Divine authority, admitted of no atonement; the person was to be cut off - to be excluded from God's people, and from all their privileges and blessings. Probably the presumption mentioned here implied an utter contempt of the word and authority of God, springing from an idolatrous or atheistical mind. In such a case all…Read the comment
• 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. 3030. the soul that doeth aught presumptuously--Hebrew, "with an high" or "uplifted hand"--that is, knowingly, wilfully, obstinately. In this sense the phraseology occurs (Ex 14:8; Le 26:21; Psa 19:13). the same reproacheth the Lord--sets Him at open defiance and dishonors His majesty.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 15:30

• Infidelity
• Presumption
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Dedicate
• Exodus
• Presumptuously
• Agrapha
• Blasphemy
• Chronicles, Books of
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Grace
• Land

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