Numbers 15:31
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For he hath contemned the word of the Lord, and made void his precept: therefore shall he be destroyed, and shall bear his iniquity.

despised

Leviticus 26:15,43 If you despise my laws, and contemn my judgments so as not to do those things which are appointed by me, and to make void my covenant: . . .

2 Samuel 12:9 Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Psalm 119:126 It is time, O Lord, to do: they have dissipated thy law.

Proverbs 13:13 Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

Isaiah 30:12 Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel: Because you have rejected this word, and have trusted in oppression and tumult, and have leaned upon it:

1 Thessalonians 4:8 Therefore, he that despiseth these things, despiseth not man, but God, who also hath given his holy Spirit in us.

Hebrews 10:28,29 A man making void the law of Moses dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses: . . .

his iniquity

Leviticus 5:1 If any one sin, and hear the voice of one swearing, and is a witness either because he himself hath seen, or is privy to it: if he do not utter it, he shall bear his iniquity.

Psalm 38:4 For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray, every one hath turned aside into his own way: and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Ezekiel 18:20 The soul that sinneth, the same shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son: the justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we, being dead to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were healed.

2 Peter 2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of justice than, after they have known it, to turn back from that holy commandment which was delivered to them.

Context
Offerings for Unintentional Sins
30But the soul that committeth any thing through pride, whether he be born in the land or a stranger (because he hath been rebellious against the Lord) shall be cut off from among his people: 31For he hath contemned the word of the Lord, and made void his precept: therefore shall he be destroyed, and shall bear his iniquity.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:9
Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

Psalm 107:11
Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:

Proverbs 13:13
Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

Ezekiel 18:20
The soul that sinneth, the same shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son: the justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Lexicon
He
הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

shall certainly be cut off,
הִכָּרֵ֧ת ׀ (hik·kā·rêṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

because
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he has despised
בָּזָ֔ה (bā·zāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 959: To disesteem

the word
דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

broken
הֵפַ֑ר (hê·p̄ar)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate

His commandment;
מִצְוָת֖וֹ (miṣ·wā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4687: Commandment

his guilt remains on him.”
עֲוֺנָ֥ה (‘ă·wō·nāh)
Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity


Additional Translations
He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”Because he has despised the word of the LORD, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.

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.

for he has set at nought the word of the Lord and broken his commands: that soul shall be utterly destroyed, his sin is upon him.

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.

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.

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.

Because he has despised the word of Yahweh, and has broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be on him.'"

because the word of Jehovah he despised, and His command hath broken -- that person is certainly cut off; his iniquity is on him.'
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