'Person' in the Bible

Anyone who touches the corpse of any dead person and does not purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the Lord. And that person must be cut off from Israel, because the water of purification was not sprinkled on him. He will be unclean; his uncleanness remains on him.

"'For a ceremonially unclean person you must take some of the ashes of the heifer burnt for purification from sin and pour fresh running water over them in a vessel.

Then a ceremonially clean person must take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all its furnishings, and on the people who were there, or on the one who touched a bone, or one killed, or one who died, or a grave.

And the clean person must sprinkle the unclean on the third day and on the seventh day; and on the seventh day he must purify him, and then he must wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and he will be clean in the evening.

But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person must be cut off from among the community, because he has polluted the sanctuary of the Lord; the water of purification was not sprinkled on him, so he is unclean.

And whatever the unclean person touches will be unclean, and the person who touches it will be unclean until evening.'"

Now from these towns that you will give to the Levites you must select six towns of refuge to which a person who has killed someone may flee. And you must give them forty-two other towns.

you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

These six towns will be places of refuge for the Israelites, and for the foreigner, and for the settler among them, so that anyone who kills any person accidentally may flee there.

"Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses; but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

"You must not pollute the land where you live, for blood defiles the land, and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed there, except by the blood of the person who shed it.

"Not a single person of this evil generation will see the good land that I promised to give to your ancestors!

This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as "the Lord's cancellation of debts."

you must bring to your city gates that man or woman who has done this wicked thing -- that very man or woman -- and you must stone that person to death.

The person who pays no attention to the priest currently serving the Lord your God there, or to the verdict -- that person must die, so that you may purge evil from Israel.

You shall build a roadway and divide into thirds the whole extent of your land that the Lord your God is providing as your inheritance; anyone who kills another person should flee to the closest of these cities.

Suppose he goes with someone else to the forest to cut wood and when he raises the ax to cut the tree, the ax head flies loose from the handle and strikes his fellow worker so hard that he dies. The person responsible may then flee to one of these cities to save himself.

However, suppose a person hates someone else and stalks him, attacks him, kills him, and then flees to one of these cities.

A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,

Do not blame your people Israel whom you redeemed, O Lord, and do not hold them accountable for the bloodshed of an innocent person." Then atonement will be made for the bloodshed.

If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,

If a person commits a sin punishable by death and is executed, and you hang the corpse on a tree,

You must not do anything to the young woman -- she has done nothing deserving of death. This case is the same as when someone attacks another person and murders him,

A person of illegitimate birth may not enter the assembly of the Lord; to the tenth generation no one related to him may do so.

If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

You must stand outside and the person to whom you are making the loan will bring out to you what he is offering as security.

If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

Then, if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating, the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.

Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.' Then all the people will say, 'Amen!'

You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you.

When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, "I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit." This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.

Even before they burned the fat, the priest's attendant would come and say to the person who was making the sacrifice, "Hand over some meat for the priest to roast! He won't take boiled meat from you, but only raw."

There was a Benjaminite man named Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. He was a prominent person.

Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed his inmost person. All these signs happened on that very day.

Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!"

Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him, "What city are you from?" The person would answer, "I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel."

So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River. By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan.

I also shook out my garment, and I said, "In this way may God shake out from his house and his property every person who does not carry out this matter. In this way may he be shaken out and emptied!" All the assembly replied, "So be it!" and they praised the LORD. Then the people did as they had promised.

"All the servants of the king and the people of the king's provinces know that there is only one law applicable to any man or woman who comes uninvited to the king in the inner court -- that person will be put to death, unless the king extends to him the gold scepter, permitting him to be spared. Now I have not been invited to come to the king for some thirty days!"

Then King Ahasuerus responded to Queen Esther, "Who is this individual? Where is this person to be found who is presumptuous enough to act in this way?"

For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

If he tears down, it cannot be rebuilt; if he imprisons a person, there is no escape.

Moreover, this will become my deliverance, for no godless person would come before him.

There an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

"How you have helped the powerless! How you have saved the person who has no strength!

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

"For God speaks, the first time in one way, the second time in another, though a person does not perceive it.

to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person's pride.

Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,

If there is an angel beside him, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what constitutes his uprightness;

That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.

"Indeed, God does all these things, twice, three times, in his dealings with a person,

For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.

"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"

If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.

An evil person suffers much pain, but the Lord's faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!

To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

For the ways of a person are in front of the Lord's eyes, and the Lord weighs all that person's paths.

A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

The blessing from the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.

The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

With his speech the godless person destroys his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous will be delivered.

A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

A good person obtains favor from the Lord, but the Lord condemns a person with wicked schemes.

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

Better is a person of humble standing who nevertheless has a servant, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

The wicked person desires a stronghold, but the righteous root endures.

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people publicize folly.

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

From the fruit of his speech a person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit of violence.

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.