122Bear Iniquity

nasa / avon — Hebrew

Nasa avon means ‘to bear iniquity’ — to carry the legal liability of an offense. Nasa is to lift and carry; avon is guilt, the crookedness of a wrong and the penalty it incurs. To bear iniquity is to shoulder the charge and its consequence: sometimes the guilty carry their own (“that soul shall bear his iniquity,” Leviticus 5:1), and sometimes a substitute carries it for them. This is the exact language of the Servant: “he shall bear their iniquities” (Isaiah 53:11). Nasa avon is the mechanism of substitution stated in legal terms — the liability lifted from one party and carried by another, the charge borne rather than merely forgiven.

The Root

nasa (H5375) — to lift, carry, bear. Paired with avon (H5771) — iniquity, guilt, the liability of a wrong.

Shares a Root With

nasa (H5375) — 16. Forgive 84. Lift the face

Nasa lifts a charge off the record (Forgive), lifts a face in partiality (Lift the face), lifts an empty report and carries it (False Report), and here bears the charge as liability.

The Courtroom Word

A liability-bearing term — to carry the charge and penalty of an offense.

Its Role in the Court

A charge, once entered, must be borne by someone. Nasa avon is the bearing — the guilty carrying their own liability, or a substitute carrying it for them. The same verb that lifts a charge in forgiveness (nasa) here shoulders it as a burden. The Servant bears the iniquity of many: the liability lifted from the guilty and carried by another. It is substitution in the law’s own vocabulary — the charge borne, not waved away.

Proof Texts

Leviticus 5:1 “If he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity.” The guilty bearing their own liability.

Isaiah 53:11 “He shall bear their iniquities.” The Servant carrying the charge of others.

Leviticus 16:22 “The goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities.” The liability carried away by a substitute.

Numbers 14:34 “Ye shall bear your iniquities.” The penalty shouldered.

In Plain Terms

Nasa avon means ‘to bear iniquity’ — to carry the legal liability of a wrong. Sometimes the guilty carry it themselves; sometimes a substitute carries it for them. The Servant ‘bears the iniquities of many’: the charge lifted off the guilty and shouldered by another. It is substitution in legal terms.

Bring It Home

Every wrong leaves a liability that someone has to carry. Nasa avon is that carrying. The guilty can bear their own — or a substitute can shoulder it. Isaiah says the Servant ‘bears the iniquities of many’: the same verb that lifts a charge in forgiveness, here carrying it away on His own back.

Courtroom Roles

The guilty (the offender) whose iniquity is a liability to be borne.
Yahushua (the Servant) bears the iniquity of many, carrying the charge away.
Yahuah (the Judge) lays the liability where the covering provides.

Where It Sits

IThere Is a Court

IIThe Court Runs on One Code

IIIYou Are Named on the Docket

IVThe Acquittal

VYour Life Is the Testing

VIIt Is All Entered as Evidence

VIIThe Bench Convenes

Movement IV — The Acquittal. Charged and unable to pay, you are cleared at the tree — the Father laid the account on the Lamb He provided. Entry by blood.