Numbers 35:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 35:22

20 ^aIf he pushes him out of hatred or, ^bwhile lying in wait, hurls something at him so that he dies,

21 or in enmity he strikes him with his hand so that he dies, the one 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.

22 ‘However, if he pushes him suddenly ^awithout enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,

23 or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm,

24 then ^athe congregation shall judge between the manslayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.

25 So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall return him to the city of refuge where he had fled, and ^ahe shall remain there until the death of the high priest ^bwho was anointed with the holy oil.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 35:22

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American Standard Version
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,

Amplified® Bible
But if he stabbed him suddenly without enmity or threw anything at {or} upon him without lying in wait

Contemporary English Version
But if you are not angry and accidentally kill someone in any of these ways, the townspeople must hold a trial and decide if you are guilty.

Darby English Version
But if he have thrust at him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything unintentionally,

Good News Bible
"But suppose you accidentally kill someone you do not hate, whether by pushing him down or by throwing something at him.

King James Version
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

New American Standard Bible
`But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or threw something at him without lying in wait,

New International Version
" 'But if without hostility someone suddenly shoves another or throws something at him unintentionally

New King James Version
‘However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or threw something at him without lying in wait,

Revised Standard Version
"But if he stabbed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait,

Young's Literal Translation
`And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait;

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