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.
Numbers 15:31 in other translations
| BSB | He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.” |
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| WEB | Because he has despised the LORD’s word, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall be utterly cut off. His iniquity shall be on him.’” |
| ASV | Because he hath despised the word of Jehovah, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. |
| YLT | because the word of Jehovah he despised, and His command hath broken--that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity is on him.' |
| DARBY | For he hath despised the word of Jehovah, and hath broken his commandment: that soul shall surely be cut off; his iniquity is upon him. |
| BBE | Because he had no respect for the word of the Lord, and did not keep his law, that man will be cut off without mercy and his sin will be on him. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Numbers 15:31 mean?
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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…
Numbers 15:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 15:31
- 2 Samuel 12:9
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
- Proverbs 13:13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
- Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
- Leviticus 5:1
And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8
He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
- Psalms 119:126
It is time for thee, Lord, to work: for they have made void thy law.
- Hebrews 10:28-29
He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 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?
- Leviticus 26:43
The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.
- 2 Peter 2:21
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
- Psalms 38:4
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
- Leviticus 26:15
And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
- Isaiah 30:12
Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
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- 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.
- Numbers 15:32
And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.
Numbers 15:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por cuanto tuvo en poco la palabra de Jehová, y dió por nulo su mandamiento, enteramente será cortada la tal persona: su iniquidad será sobre ella. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car elle a méprisé la parole de l’ Éternel, et elle a enfreint son commandement: cette âme sera certainement retranchée; son iniquité est sur elle. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | denn das Wort Jehovas hat sie verachtet und sein Gebot gebrochen; selbige Seele soll gewißlich ausgerottet werden: ihre Ungerechtigkeit ist auf ihr. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | verbum enim Domini contempsit, et præceptum illius fecit irritum: idcirco delebitur, et portabit iniquitatem suam. |