Lexicon :: Strong's H816 - 'āšam

“Now if the whole community of Israel errs, and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the LORD’s commands and incur guilt by doing what is prohibited,

“When a leader[fn] sins and unintentionally violates any of the commands of the LORD his God by doing what is prohibited, and incurs guilt,

“Now if any of the common people[fn] sins unintentionally by violating one of the LORD’s commands, does what is prohibited, and incurs guilt,

“Or if someone touches anything unclean ​— ​a carcass of an unclean wild animal, or unclean livestock, or an unclean swarming creature ​— ​without being aware of it, he is unclean and incurs guilt.

“If someone sins and without knowing it violates any of the LORD’s commands concerning anything prohibited, he is guilty, and he will bear his iniquity.

“It is a guilt offering; he is indeed guilty before the LORD.”

“once he has sinned and acknowledged his guilt ​— ​he must return what he stole or defrauded, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost item he found,

“Tell the Israelites: When a man or woman commits any sin against another, that person acts unfaithfully toward the LORD and is guilty.

“When their fathers or brothers come to us and protest, we will tell them, ‘Show favor to them, since we did not get enough wives for each of them in the battle. You didn’t actually give the women to them, so[fn] you are not guilty of breaking your oath.’ ”

“For every dispute that comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities ​— ​whether it regards differences of bloodguilt, law, commandment, statutes, or judgments ​— ​you are to warn them, so they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come on you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.

Punish them, God;

let them fall by their own schemes.

Drive them out because of their many crimes,

for they rebel against you.

Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

Don’t slander a servant to his master

or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.

Therefore a curse has consumed the earth,

and its inhabitants have become guilty;

the earth’s inhabitants have been burned,

and only a few survive.

“Israel was holy to the LORD,

the firstfruits of his harvest.

All who ate of it found themselves guilty;

disaster came on them.”

This is the LORD’s declaration.

Whoever found them devoured them.

Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty;

instead, they have sinned against the LORD,

their righteous grazing land,

the hope of their ancestors, the LORD.”

“Wherever you live the cities will be in ruins and the high places will be desolate, so that your altars will lie in ruins and be desecrated,[fn] your idols smashed and obliterated, your shrines cut down, and what you have made wiped out.

“You are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled from the idols you have made. You have brought your judgment[fn] days near and have come to your years of punishment.[fn] Therefore, I have made you a disgrace to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.

“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah and incurred grievous guilt by taking revenge on them,

Israel, if you act promiscuously,

don’t let Judah become guilty!

Do not go to Gilgal

or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,[fn]

and do not swear an oath: As the LORD lives!

I will depart and return to my place

until they recognize their guilt and seek my face;

they will search for me in their distress.

Their hearts are devious;[fn]

now they must bear their guilt.

The LORD will break down their altars

and demolish their sacred pillars.

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling;

he was exalted in Israel.

But he incurred guilt through Baal and died.

Samaria will bear her guilt

because she has rebelled against her God.

They will fall by the sword;

their children will be dashed to pieces,

and their pregnant women ripped open.

How the animals groan!

The herds of cattle wander in confusion

since they have no pasture.

Even the flocks of sheep and goats suffer punishment.

Then they sweep by like the wind

and pass through.

They are guilty;[fn] their strength is their god.

“Those who buy them slaughter them but are not punished. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD because I have become rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion for them.