“Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.”
But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD and must be cut off from the people of Israel' — the deliberate sin (yad rama—raised hand, defiant, presumptuous sin) stands in absolute contrast to unintentional transgression; the defiantly sinful person 'blasphemes the LORD' (cheyrf'at YHWH—speaks reproachfully of God) and faces karet (severance from the people), excommunication and divine judgment.
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