Numbers 15:31

“Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, etc.] 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 his; otherwise such who sin ignorantly break the commandment of God: that soul shall be utterly cut off; or “in cutting off shall be cut off” f207; most certainly cut off and entirely ruined and destroyed in this world and in that to come, as the Targum of Jonathan; and Maimonides f208 understands it of such a cutting off, that the soul itself perishes and is no more; but such annihilation the Scripture nowhere gives us any reason to believe: his iniquity [shall be] upon him; the punishment of…”

“his iniquity shall be upon him--The punishment of his sins shall fall on himself individually; no guilt shall be incurred by the nation, unless there be a criminal carelessness in overlooking the offense.”

“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 complete observance of the Law in all its details would become imperative on them. To meet such apprehensions a distinction is emphatically drawn between sins of ignorance (Leviticus 4:13 ff) and those of presumption Numbers 15:30-31. The passage deals separately with imperfections of obedience which would be regarded as attaching to the whole nation Numbers 15:22-26, and those of individuals Numbers 15:27-30. Numbers 15:24 Without the knowledge of the congregation - literally, as marginal. The…”

“despised: Lev 26:15, Lev 26:43; Sa2 12:9; Psa 119:126; Pro 13:13; Isa 30:12; Th1 4:8; Heb 10:28, Heb 10:29 his iniquity: Lev 5:1; Psa 38:4; Isa 53:6; Eze 18:20; Pe1 2:24; Pe2 2:21 Numbers 15:32”