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Numbers 15:30

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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment,.... That is, has broken it through contempt of it, despising it as a command of God, paying no regard to it as a law of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Numbers 15:22-31

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 15:30-36

Here is, I. The general doom passed upon presumptuous sinners. 1. Those are to be reckoned presumptuous sinners that sin with a high hand, as the original phrase is (Num 15:30), that is, that avowedly…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

with an high hand with deliberate defiance. In Num 33:3; Exo 14:8 it is used of the bold defiance with which the Israelites marched out of Egypt.

the same blasphemeth the Lord Jehovah doth he revile.…