Comentario sobre Números 15:31
כִּ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ בָּזָ֔ה וְאֶת־מִצְוָת֖וֹ הֵפַ֑ר הִכָּרֵ֧ת ׀ תִּכָּרֵ֛ת הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא עֲוֺנָ֥ה בָֽהּ׃ (פ)
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Rashi on Numbers
דבר ה׳ [BECAUSE HE HATH SCORNED] THE WORD OF THE LORD — The prohibition of idolatry (אנכי and לא יהיה לך) the people heard from the mouth of the Lord but all the other commandments from the mouth of Moses (therefore the prohibition of idolatry is called דבר ה׳ “the utterance of the Lord”) (cf. Sifrei Bamidbar 112:2; Sanhedrin 99a).
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Ramban on Numbers
HIS INIQUITY SHALL BE UPON HIM. “This means only as long as his iniquity is upon him, but not after he has repented.” This is Rashi’s language, from the words of our Rabbis.210Shebuoth 13a.
According to the plain meaning of Scripture, this expression [his iniquity shall be upon him] is like: their blood shall be upon them;211Leviticus 20:27. they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless;212Ibid., Verse 20. he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity,213Ibid., Verse 17. [the meaning of all these verses being that the guilty have brought the punishment upon themselves]. Now I have seen in the Pirkei Derech Eretz214This is also quoted therefrom by the Ricanti. I have not found it in our texts of this treatise. [the following text]: “What is [the meaning of the expression], his iniquity shall be upon him? It teaches us that the soul is cut off, and [yet] its iniquity is upon it.” That is to say, the sin attaches to it [the soul] even after it is cut off, and it is punished in suffering forever, similar to [the verse], for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched.215Isaiah 66:24.
According to the plain meaning of Scripture, this expression [his iniquity shall be upon him] is like: their blood shall be upon them;211Leviticus 20:27. they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless;212Ibid., Verse 20. he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity,213Ibid., Verse 17. [the meaning of all these verses being that the guilty have brought the punishment upon themselves]. Now I have seen in the Pirkei Derech Eretz214This is also quoted therefrom by the Ricanti. I have not found it in our texts of this treatise. [the following text]: “What is [the meaning of the expression], his iniquity shall be upon him? It teaches us that the soul is cut off, and [yet] its iniquity is upon it.” That is to say, the sin attaches to it [the soul] even after it is cut off, and it is punished in suffering forever, similar to [the verse], for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched.215Isaiah 66:24.
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Tur HaArokh
עונה בה, “his sin is upon him.” According to the plain meaning of the text the meaning of this expression is similar to such an expression as דמיהם בם. (Leviticus 20,11, at al) their “blood-guilt” will remain upon them (as long as they have not repented). Another similar expression is ערירים ימותו עונם ישאו, “they will die childless while bearing the burden of their guilt.” (Compare Leviticus 20,20)
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