Numbers 35:23
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:
Numbers 35:23 in other translations
| BSB | or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him, |
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| WEB | or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him so that he died, and he was not his enemy and not seeking his harm, |
| ASV | or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm; |
| YLT | or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth it to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he is not his enemy, nor seeking his evil; |
| DARBY | or have smitten him with any stone wherewith one may die, without seeing him, and have cast it upon him so that he die, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm: |
| BBE | Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil: |
| Webster | Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and shall cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm: |
What does Numbers 35:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 35:22-28
22-28. But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, &c.--Under the excitement of a sudden provocation, or violent passion, an injury might be inflicted issuing in death; and for a person who had thus undesignedly committed slaughter, the Levitical cities offered the benefit of full protection. Once having reached the nearest, for one or other of them was…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 35:9-34
To show plainly the abhorrence of murder, and to provide the more effectually for the punishment of the murderer, the nearest relation of the deceased, under the title of avenger of blood, (or the redeemer of blood,) in notorious cases, might pursue, and execute vengeance. A distinction is made, not between sudden anger and malice aforethought, both which are the crime of murder; but between intentionally striking a…
Numbers 35:23 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 35:22
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
- Numbers 35:23
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:
- Numbers 35:24
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
Numbers 35:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | O bien, sin verlo, hizo caer sobre él alguna piedra, de que pudo morir, y muriere, y él no era su enemigo, ni procuraba su mal; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | ou si, n’étant pas son ennemi et ne cherchant pas son mal, il fait tomber sur elle, ne la voyant pas, quelque pierre qui puisse la faire mourir, et qu’elle meure, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | oder, ohne es zu sehen, irgend einen Stein, wodurch man sterben kann, auf ihn hat fallen lassen, daß er gestorben ist, er war ihm aber nicht feind und suchte seinen Schaden nicht: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et inimicitiis quidquam horum fecerit, |