KJV King James Version
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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Numbers 35:21
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.
WEB World English Bible
or in enmity struck him with his hand, so that he died; he who struck him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meets him.
ASV American Standard Version
or in enmity smote him with his hand, so that he died; he that smote him shall surely be put to death; he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death, when he meeteth him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
or in enmity he hath smitten him with his hand, and he dieth; the smiter is certainly put to death; he is a murderer; the redeemer of blood doth put the murderer to death in his coming against him.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing [him] not, and cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
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א֣וֹH176 · oorבְאֵיבָ֞הH342 · e.vahenmityהִכָּ֤הוּH5221 · na.khahto smiteבְיָדוֹ֙H3027 · yadhandוַיָּמֹ֔תH4191 · mutto dieמֽוֹת־H4191 · mutto dieיוּמַ֥תH4191 · mutto dieהַמַּכֶּ֖הH5221 · na.khahto smiteרֹצֵ֣חַֽH7523 · ra.tsachto murderה֑וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itגֹּאֵ֣לH1350 · ga.alto redeem: redeemהַדָּ֗םH1818 · dambloodיָמִ֛יתH4191 · mutto dieאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָרֹצֵ֖חַH7523 · ra.tsachto murderבְּפִגְעוֹ־H6293 · pa.gato fall onבֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim
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