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¶ And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and [is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

And if a soul {H5315} sin {H2398}, and hear {H8085} the voice {H6963} of swearing {H423}, and is a witness {H5707}, whether {H176} he hath seen {H7200} or known {H3045} of it; if he do not utter {H5046} it, then he shall bear {H5375} his iniquity {H5771}.

"'If a person who is a witness, sworn to testify, sins by refusing to tell what he has seen or heard about the matter, he must bear the consequences.

“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.

And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 5:17 (8 votes)

    And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist [it] not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

  • Proverbs 29:24 (6 votes)

    ¶ Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth [it] not.

  • Leviticus 7:18 (4 votes)

    And if [any] of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity.

  • Matthew 26:63 (4 votes)

    But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Leviticus 19:8 (4 votes)

    Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

  • Isaiah 53:11 (3 votes)

    He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

  • 1 Kings 8:31 (3 votes)

    If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house: