New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 35:16-22

16‘But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he struckH5221him downהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221with an ironבַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.ZelH1270objectבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627,so that he diedH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

17Ifוְאִ֡םve.'ImH518he struckH5221him downהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221with a stoneבְּאֶ֣בֶןbe.'E.venH68in the handיָד֩yadH3027,by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he will dieH4191, and as a resulthe diedH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

18Orא֡וֹ'oH176if he struckהִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huH5221him with a woodenעֵֽץ־'etz-H6086objectבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627in the handיָד֩yadH3027,by whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he might dieH4191, and as a resulthe diedH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the murdererהָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.achH7523shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191.

19The bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350himselfH1931shall putיָמִ֖יתya.MitH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֑חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523to deathיְמִיתֶֽנּוּ׃ye.mi.Te.nuH4191;he shall putH4191him to deathH4191when he meetsבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

20Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he pushedיֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuH1920him of hatredבְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'AhH8135,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176threwהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993something at himlyingH6660in waitבִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.YahH6660and as a resulthe diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191,

21orא֣וֹ'oH176if he struckH5221him downH5221with his handבְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.DoH3027in enmityבְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.VahH342, and as a resulthe diedH4191,the one who struckH5221him shall surelyH4191be putH4191to deathH4191,he is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.achH7523;the bloodהַדָּ֗םha.DamH1818avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgo.'ElH1350shall putH4191the murdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַha.ro.Tze.achH7523to deathH4191when he meetsבְּפִגְעוֹ־be.fig.'ov-H6293him.

22‘But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he pushedהֲדָפ֑וֹha.da.FoH1920him suddenlyבְּפֶ֥תַעbe.Fe.ta'H6621withoutבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808enmityאֵיבָ֖ה'ei.VahH342,orאוֹ־'ov-H176threwהִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.LikhH7993somethingכָּל־ כְּלִ֖יkol- ke.LiH3605 H3627at him withoutבְּלֹ֥אbe.Lo'H3808lyingH6660in waitצְדִיָּֽה׃tze.di.YahH6660,

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