KJV King James Version
Or [if] he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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Numbers 35:18
Or [if] he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If anyone has in his hand a deadly object of wood, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
WEB World English Bible
Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
ASV American Standard Version
Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Or with a wooden instrument in the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he is a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.
Surrounding context — Numbers 35
15 These six cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18 Or [if] he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote [him] shall surely be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
א֡וֹH176 · oorבִּכְלִ֣יH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilעֵֽץ־H6086 · etstree: woodיָד֩H3027 · yadhandאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichיָמ֨וּתH4191 · mutto dieבּ֥וֹH9033 · ohimהִכָּ֛הוּH5221 · na.khahto smiteוַיָּמֹ֖תH4191 · mutto dieרֹצֵ֣חַֽH7523 · ra.tsachto murderה֑וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itמ֥וֹתH4191 · mutto dieיוּמַ֖תH4191 · mutto dieהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃H7523 · ra.tsachto murder
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