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Good News Translation
Numbers 35:22
"But suppose you accidentally kill someone you do not hate, whether by pushing him down or by throwing something at him.
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Hebrew Names Version
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
King James Version
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
Lexham English Bible
"‘Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention,
"‘Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention,
English Standard Version
"But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait
"But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait
New Century Version
"‘But a person might suddenly shove someone, and not from hatred. Or a person might accidentally throw something and hit someone.
"‘But a person might suddenly shove someone, and not from hatred. Or a person might accidentally throw something and hit someone.
New English Translation
"But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,
"But if he strikes him suddenly, without enmity, or throws anything at him unintentionally,
Amplified Bible
'But if he pushed the victim suddenly, not in enmity, or threw anything at him without malicious intent,
'But if he pushed the victim suddenly, not in enmity, or threw anything at him without malicious intent,
New American Standard Bible
'But if he pushed him suddenly, without hostility, or threw any object at him without malicious intent,
'But if he pushed him suddenly, without hostility, or threw any object at him without malicious intent,
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if he pusshed him vnaduisedly, and not of hatred, or cast vpon him any thing, without laying of waite,
But if he pusshed him vnaduisedly, and not of hatred, or cast vpon him any thing, without laying of waite,
Legacy Standard Bible
‘But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity or threw something at him without lying in wait,
‘But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity or threw something at 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.
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘But suppose he shoves him suddenly, but without hostility; or he throws something at him unintentionally;
"‘But suppose he shoves him suddenly, but without hostility; or he throws something at him unintentionally;
Darby Translation
But if he have thrust at him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything unintentionally,
But if he have thrust at him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything unintentionally,
Easy-to-Read Version
"You might accidentally kill someone, maybe by pushing or by accidentally hitting them with a tool or weapon.
"You might accidentally kill someone, maybe by pushing or by accidentally hitting them with a tool or weapon.
George Lamsa Translation
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything without lying in wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything without lying in wait,
Christian Standard Bible®
“But if anyone suddenly pushes a person without hostility or throws any object at him without malicious intent
“But if anyone suddenly pushes a person without hostility or throws any object at him without malicious intent
Literal Translation
And if in an instant he pushed him without enmity, or has thrown at him anything without lying in wait;
And if in an instant he pushed him without enmity, or has thrown at him anything without lying in wait;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf he thrust him by chaunce, & not of envye, or hurle ought at him without eny layenge of wayte,
But yf he thrust him by chaunce, & not of envye, or hurle ought at him without eny layenge of wayte,
American Standard Version
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him anything without lying in wait,
Bible in Basic English
But if a man has given a wound to another suddenly and not in hate, or without design has sent something against him,
But if a man has given a wound to another suddenly and not in hate, or without design has sent something against him,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But if he pusshed hym vnaduisedly, and not of hate, or cast vpon hym any thing, and not in laying of wayte,
But if he pusshed hym vnaduisedly, and not of hate, or cast vpon hym any thing, and not in laying of wayte,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
King James Version (1611)
But if hee thrust him suddenly without enmitie, or haue cast vpon him any thing without laying of wait,
But if hee thrust him suddenly without enmitie, or haue cast vpon him any thing without laying of wait,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if he should thrust him suddenly, not through enmity, or cast any thing upon him, not from an ambuscade,
But if he should thrust him suddenly, not through enmity, or cast any thing upon him, not from an ambuscade,
English Revised Version
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled upon him any thing without lying in wait,
Berean Standard Bible
But if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or unintentionally hits him with an object,
But if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or unintentionally hits him with an object,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
That if bi sudeyn caas, and without hatrede and enemytees,
That if bi sudeyn caas, and without hatrede and enemytees,
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;
`And if, in an instant, without enmity, he hath thrust him through, or hath cast at him any instrument, without lying in wait;
Update Bible Version
But if he thrusts him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
But if he thrusts him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
Webster's Bible Translation
But if he shall thrust him suddenly without enmity, or shall have cast upon him any thing without laying in wait,
But if he shall thrust him suddenly without enmity, or shall have cast upon him any thing without laying in wait,
World English Bible
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or hurled on him anything without lying in wait,
New King James Version
"However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,
"However, if he pushes him suddenly without enmity, or throws anything at him without lying in wait,
New Living Translation
"But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,
"But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,
New Life Bible
‘But if he pushed him without planning to and without hating him, or threw something at him without having waited for him,
‘But if he pushed him without planning to and without hating him, or threw something at him without having waited for him,
New Revised Standard
But if someone pushes another suddenly without enmity, or hurls any object without lying in wait,
But if someone pushes another suddenly without enmity, or hurls any object without lying in wait,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if suddenly, without enmity, he shall thrust him, or hurl upon him any missile, without design;
But if suddenly, without enmity, he shall thrust him, or hurl upon him any missile, without design;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But if by chance medley, and without hatred,
But if by chance medley, and without hatred,
Revised Standard Version
"But if he stabbed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait,
"But if he stabbed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait,
THE MESSAGE
"If, however, he impulsively pushes someone and there is no history of hard feelings, or he impetuously picks up something and throws it, or he accidentally drops a stone tool—a maul or hammer, say—and it hits and kills someone he didn't even know was there, and there's no suspicion that there was bad blood between them, the community is to judge between the killer and the avenger following these guidelines. It's the task of the community to save the killer from the hand of the avenger—the community is to return him to his asylum-city to which he fled. He must stay there until the death of the High Priest who was anointed with the holy oil. But if the murderer leaves the asylum-city to which he has fled, and the avenger finds him outside the borders of his asylum-city, the avenger has a right to kill the murderer. And he's not considered guilty of murder.
"If, however, he impulsively pushes someone and there is no history of hard feelings, or he impetuously picks up something and throws it, or he accidentally drops a stone tool—a maul or hammer, say—and it hits and kills someone he didn't even know was there, and there's no suspicion that there was bad blood between them, the community is to judge between the killer and the avenger following these guidelines. It's the task of the community to save the killer from the hand of the avenger—the community is to return him to his asylum-city to which he fled. He must stay there until the death of the High Priest who was anointed with the holy oil. But if the murderer leaves the asylum-city to which he has fled, and the avenger finds him outside the borders of his asylum-city, the avenger has a right to kill the murderer. And he's not considered guilty of murder.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or threw something at him without lying in wait,
'But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or threw something at him without lying in wait,
Contextual Overview
9 The Lord told Moses 10 to say to the people of Israel: "When you cross the Jordan River and enter the land of Canaan, 11 you are to choose cities of refuge to which any of you can escape if you kill someone accidentally. 12 There you will be safe from the dead person's relative who seeks revenge. No one accused of manslaughter is to be put to death without a public trial. 13 Choose six cities, 14 three east of the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan. 15 These will serve as cities of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners who are temporary or permanent residents. Anyone who kills someone accidentally can escape to one of them. 16"If, however, any of you use a weapon of iron or stone or wood to kill someone, you are guilty of murder and are to be put to death. 19 The dead person's nearest relative has the responsibility for putting the murderer to death. When he finds you, he is to kill you. 20 "If you hate someone and kill him by pushing him down or by throwing something at him
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Numbers 35:11, Exodus 21:13, Deuteronomy 19:5, Joshua 20:3, Joshua 20:5
Reciprocal: Numbers 35:16 - if he smite
Cross-References
Genesis 35:1
God said to Jacob, "Go to Bethel at once, and live there. Build an altar there to me, the God who appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau."
God said to Jacob, "Go to Bethel at once, and live there. Build an altar there to me, the God who appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau."
Genesis 35:2
So Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that you have; purify yourselves and put on clean clothes.
So Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that you have; purify yourselves and put on clean clothes.
Genesis 35:3
We are going to leave here and go to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who helped me in the time of my trouble and who has been with me everywhere I have gone."
We are going to leave here and go to Bethel, where I will build an altar to the God who helped me in the time of my trouble and who has been with me everywhere I have gone."
Genesis 35:4
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that they had and also the earrings that they were wearing. He buried them beneath the oak tree near Shechem.
So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods that they had and also the earrings that they were wearing. He buried them beneath the oak tree near Shechem.
Genesis 35:5
When Jacob and his sons started to leave, great fear fell on the people of the nearby towns, and they did not pursue them.
When Jacob and his sons started to leave, great fear fell on the people of the nearby towns, and they did not pursue them.
Genesis 35:8
Rebecca's nurse Deborah died and was buried beneath the oak south of Bethel. So it was named "Oak of Weeping."
Rebecca's nurse Deborah died and was buried beneath the oak south of Bethel. So it was named "Oak of Weeping."
Genesis 35:12
I will give you the land which I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, and I will also give it to your descendants after you."
I will give you the land which I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, and I will also give it to your descendants after you."
Genesis 35:14
There, where God had spoken to him, Jacob set up a memorial stone and consecrated it by pouring wine and olive oil on it.
There, where God had spoken to him, Jacob set up a memorial stone and consecrated it by pouring wine and olive oil on it.
Genesis 35:15
He named the place Bethel.
He named the place Bethel.
Genesis 35:16
Jacob and his family left Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, the time came for Rachel to have her baby, and she was having difficult labor.
Jacob and his family left Bethel, and when they were still some distance from Ephrath, the time came for Rachel to have her baby, and she was having difficult labor.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But if he thrust him suddenly, without enmity,.... Push him from a precipice, before he is aware, without any malicious design against his life, but merely through accident:
or have cast upon him anything; from the top of a house, or from a building he is pulling down, or pushes a bowing wall upon him, not knowing that he is passing by it:
and without lying of wait: or having contrived to do it, just as he goes along, or in any other similar way.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The sense is: Inasmuch as to take another man’s life by any means whatsoever is murder, and exposes the murderer to the penalty of retaliation; so, if the deed is done in hostility, it is in truth actual murder, and the murderer shall be slain; but if it be not done in hostility, then the congregation shall interpose to stop the avenger’s hand.
Numbers 35:19
When he meeteth him - Provided, of course, it were without a city of refuge.
Numbers 35:24
The case of the innocent slayer is here contemplated. In a doubtful case there would necessarily have to be a judicial decision as to the guilt or innocence of the person who claimed the right of asylum.
Numbers 35:25
The homicide was safe only within the walls of his city of refuge. He became a virtual exile from his home. The provisions here made serve to mark the gravity of the act of manslaughter, even when not premeditated; and the inconveniences attending on them fell, as is right and fair, upon him who committed the deed.
Unto the death of the high priest - The atoning death of the Saviour cast its shadow before on the statute-book of the Law and on the annals of Jewish history. The high priest, as the head and representative of the whole chosen family of sacerdotal mediators, as exclusively entrusted with some of the chief priestly functions, as alone privileged to make yearly atonement within the holy of holies, and to gain, from the mysterious Urim and Thummim, special revelations of the will of God, was, preeminently, a type of Christ. And thus the death of each successive high priest presignified that death of Christ by which the captives were to be freed, and the remembrance of transgressions made to cease.
