Numbers 35:20
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.
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,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,
- KJV
- But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
- WEB
- If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled something at him while lying in wait, so that he died,
- ASV
- And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
- DARBY
- And if he thrust at him out of hatred, or hurl at him intentionally, so that he die,
- BLB
- And if out of hatred he pushes him or hurls something at him while lying in wait, and he dies,
- ÅB
- Dersom en støter til noen av hat eller kaster noe på ham med vilje så han dør,
- OTB
- Hvis noen skyver en annen ut av hat, eller kaster noe på dem med ondsinnet hensikt, som resulterer i død,
- B1930
- Dersom en støter til nogen av hat eller kaster noget på ham med vilje så han dør,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 21:14
But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:11
But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:
Read in context2 Samuel 20:10
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
Read in context2 Samuel 3:27
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.
Read in contextGenesis 4:8
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Read in context1 Samuel 20:1
And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
Read in contextPsalms 10:7–10
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:10–11
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.
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