21 Or smite him through enmity with his hand, that he die, he that smote him shall die the death: for he is a murderer: the revenger of the blood shall slay the murderer when he meeteth him.

22 But if he pushed him [a]unadvisedly, and (A)not of hatred, or cast upon him [b]anything, without laying of wait,

23 Or any stone (whereby he might be slain), and saw him not, or caused it to fall upon him, and he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought him any harm,

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 35:22 Or, suddenly.
  2. Numbers 35:22 Hebrew, instrument.

21 or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death;(A) that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood(B) shall put the murderer to death when they meet.

22 “‘But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally(C) 23 or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,

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