Numbers 35:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.”
Numbers 35:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 35:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 35:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.”
Numbers 35:17 — World English Bible
Numbers 35:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. ”
Numbers 35:17 — American Standard Version
Numbers 35:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And if with a stone <FI>in<Fi> the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he <FI>is<Fi> a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.”
Numbers 35:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 35:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if he have smitten him with a stone from the hand, wherewith one may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall certainly be put to death. ”
Numbers 35:17 — Darby Translation
Numbers 35:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also if hee smite him by casting a stone, wherewith hee may be slaine, and he die, hee is a murtherer, and the murtherer shall die the death.”
Numbers 35:17 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 35:17 in Context — Numbers 35
15 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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.
What Does Numbers 35:17 Mean?
Numbers 35:17 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 35. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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