Numbers 15 · Verse 30

Numbers 15:30

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.
Numbers 15:30, King James Version

Numbers 15:30 in other translations

BSBBut the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
WEB“‘But the soul who does anything with a high hand, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That soul shall be cut off from among his people.
ASVBut 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.
YLT‘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;
DARBYBut the soul that doeth ought with a high hand, whether born in the land, or a stranger, he reproacheth Jehovah; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
BBEBut the person who does wrong in the pride of his heart, if he is one of you or of another nation by birth, is acting without respect for the Lord, and will be cut off from his people.
WebsterBut 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.

What does Numbers 15:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 But 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 repentance was precluded, because of the denial of the word and being of God. It is probably a case similar to that mentioned Heb 6:4-8 (note); Heb 10:26-31 (note); on which passages see the notes.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 15:30-36
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 gathering sticks on the sabbath day, to make a fire, whereas the people were to bake and seethe what they had occasion for, the day before, Ex 16:23. This was done as an affront both to the law and to the Lawgiver. God is jealous for the honour of his sabbaths, and will not hold him guiltless who profanes them, whatever men may do. God intended this punishment for a warning to all, to make conscience of keeping holy the sabbath. And we may be assured that no command was ever given for the punishment of sin, which, at the judgment day, shall not prove to have come from perfect love and justice. The right of God to a day of devotion to himself, will be disputed and denied only by such as listen to the pride and unbelief of their hearts, rather than to the teaching of the Spirit of truth and life. Wherein consists the difference between him who was detected gathering sticks in the wilderness on the day of God, and the man who turns his back upon the blessings of sabbath appointments, and the promises of sabbath mercies, to use his time, his cares, and his soul, in heaping up riches; and waste his hours, his property, and his strength in sinful pleasure? Wealth may come by the unhallowed effort, but it will not come alone; it will have its awful reward. Sinful pursuits lead to ruin.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Numbers 15:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהַנֶּ֜פֶשׁve.ha.Ne.feshand the personH5315
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-whoH834
תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה\׀ta.'a.Sehit will actH6213
בְּיָ֣דbe.Yadwith a handH3027
רָמָ֗הra.MahraisedH7311
מִן\־min-one ofH4480
הָֽאֶזְרָח֙ha.'ez.Rachthe native-bornH249
וּמִן\־u.min-and one ofH4480
הַגֵּ֔רha.Gerthe sojourner[s]H1616
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
מְגַדֵּ֑ףme.ga.Def[is] blasphemingH1442
וְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.Tahand it will be cut offH3772
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshthe personH5315
הַהִ֖ואha.Hiv'<the> thatH1931
מִקֶּ֥רֶבmi.Ke.revfrom [the] midstH7130
עַמָּֽהּ\׃'a.Mahpeople itsH5971

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 15:30

  • Hebrews 10:26

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

  • Psalms 19:13

    Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

  • Deuteronomy 1:43

    So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord, and went presumptuously up into the hill.

  • Deuteronomy 17:12-13

    And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

  • Deuteronomy 29:19-20

    And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

  • Hebrews 10:29

    Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?

  • Numbers 14:40-44

    And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised: for we have sinned. And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper. Go not up, for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you. …

  • Matthew 12:32

    And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

  • Psalms 79:12

    And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

  • 2 Peter 2:10

    But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

  • Exodus 21:14

    But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

  • Numbers 9:13

    But the man that is 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
doeth ought.
9:13; 14:44; Ge 17:14; Ex 21:14; Le 20:3,6,10; De 1:43; 17:12
De 29:19,20; Ps 19:13; Mt 12:32; Heb 10:26,29; 2Pe 2:10
presumptuously. Heb. with an high hand.That is, bold, daring, deliberate acts of transgression against the fullest evidence, and in despite of the Divine authority. Such conduct "reproacheth the Lord," as if his commands were needless, unreasonable, and inimical to the happiness of man; his favour were not desirable, or his wrath not to be feared: in short, as if it were more advantageous to rebel against him than to serve him. Such acts admitted of no atonement: the person was condemned to bear his own iniquity, and to be cut off.
reproacheth.
Ps 69:9; 74:18,22; 79:12; 89:51; Pr 14:31; Isa 37:23,24

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Context

  • Numbers 15:29

    Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.

  • Numbers 15:30

    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.

  • Numbers 15:31

    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.

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Numbers 15:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas la persona que hiciere algo con altiva mano, así el natural como el extranjero, á Jehová injurió; y la tal persona será cortada de en medio de su pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais l’âme qui aura péché par fierté, tant l’Israélite de naissance que l’étranger, elle a outragé l’ Éternel: cette âme sera retranchée du milieu de son peuple,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber die Seele, welche mit erhobener Hand etwas tut, von den Eingeborenen und von den Fremdlingen, die schmäht Jehova; und selbige Seele soll ausgerottet werden aus der Mitte ihres Volkes,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Anima vero, quæ per superbiam aliquid commiserit, sive civis sit ille, sive peregrinus (quoniam adversus Dominum rebellis fuit), peribit de populo suo: