Numbers 35:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Ifוְאִ֡ם
(ve·'im)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
he struck him downהִכָּ֛הוּ
(hik·ka·hu)
5221: to smitea prim. root
with a stoneבְּאֶ֣בֶן
(be·'e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root
in the hand,יָד֩
(yad)
3027: handa prim. root
by whichאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he will die,יָמ֨וּת
(ya·mut)
4191: to diea prim. root
and [as a result] he died,וַיָּמֹ֖ת
(vai·ya·mot)
4191: to diea prim. root
he is a murderer;רֹצֵ֣חַֽ
(ro·tze·ach)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
(ha·ro·tze·ach.)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
shall surelyמֹ֥ות
(mo·vt)
4191: to diea prim. root
be put to death.יוּמַ֖ת
(yu·mat)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And if he smite
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him with throwing
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
a stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
wherewith he may die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
and he die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
he is a murderer
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
the murderer
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
shall surely
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
be put to death
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If he struck him down with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If a man has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.

International Standard Version
Furthermore, whoever uses a stone implement to kill someone is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.

NET Bible
If he strikes him by throwing a stone large enough that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If any of you picks up a stone as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.

King James 2000 Bible
And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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