Lexicon :: Strong's H816 - 'āšam

‘Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, and they have done any one of the things which the LORD has commanded not to be done, and they become guilty;

‘When a ruler or leader sins and unintentionally does any one of the things the LORD his God has commanded not to be done, and he becomes guilty,

‘If anyone of the common people sins unintentionally by doing any of the things the LORD has commanded not to be done, and becomes guilty,

“Now if anyone sins and does any of the things which the LORD has forbidden, though he was not aware of it, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment.

Hold them guilty, O God;

Let them fall by their own designs and councils!

Cast them out because of the abundance of their transgressions,

For they are mutinous and have rebelled against You.

Evil will cause the death of the wicked,

And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.

Do not slander or malign a servant before his master [stay out of another’s personal life],

Or he will curse you [for your interference], and you will be found guilty.

“[fn]Israel was holy [something set apart from ordinary purposes, consecrated] to the LORD,

The first fruits of His harvest [in which no outsider was allowed to share].

All who ate of it [injuring Israel] became guilty;

Evil came on them,” says the LORD.’”

“All who found them have devoured them;

And their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty,

Because they have sinned against the LORD [and are no longer holy to Him], their [true] habitation of righteousness and justice,

Even the LORD, the [confident] hope of their fathers.’

‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “Because [fn]Edom has acted against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended and has incurred grievous guilt by taking revenge on them,”

Though you, Israel, play the prostitute [by worshiping idols],

Do not let Judah become guilty [of the same thing];

And do not go to Gilgal [where idols are worshiped],

Or go up to [fn]Beth-aven (House of Wickedness),

Nor swear [oaths in idolatrous worship, saying],

“As the LORD lives!”

I will go away and return to My place [on high]

Until they acknowledge their offense and bear their guilt and seek My face;

In their distress they will earnestly seek Me, saying,

Their heart is divided (faithless);

Now they must bear their guilt and punishment.

The LORD will break down [the horns of] their altars;

He will destroy their idolatrous pillars.

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling and terror.

He exalted himself [above the other tribes] in Israel;

But through [the worship of] Baal he became guilty and died [spiritually, and then came ruin, sealing Israel’s doom as a nation].

Samaria will be found guilty [and become desolate],

Because she rebelled against her God;

They will fall by the sword,

Their infants will be dashed in pieces,

And their pregnant women will be ripped open.

How the animals groan!

The herds of cattle are bewildered and wander aimlessly

Because they have no pasture;

Even the flocks of sheep suffer.

“Then they will sweep by like the wind and pass on.

But they will be held guilty,

They [and all men] whose own power and strength is their god.”