Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
Holman Bible
“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.
International Standard Version
"Every murderer of a human being is to be executed only according to testimony given by multiple witnesses. A single witness is not to result in a death sentence.
A Conservative Version
Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses, but one witness shall not testify against any person so that he dies.
American Standard Version
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
Amplified
‘If anyone kills a person [intentionally], the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of [two or more] witnesses; but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of [only] one witness.
Darby Translation
Whoever shall smite a person mortally, at the mouth of witnesses shall the murderer be put to death; but one witness shall not testify against a person to cause him to die.
Julia Smith Translation
Every one striking a soul by the mouth of witnesses, he shall slay the slayer: and one witness shall not testify against a soul to die.
King James 2000
Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death {according to the testimony} of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person.
Modern King James verseion
Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses. But one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whosoever slayeth, shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses. For one witness shall not answer against one person to put him to death.
NET Bible
"Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses; but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.
New Heart English Bible
"'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
The Emphasized Bible
Whosoever taketh away life, at the mouth of witnesses, shall, the slayer be slain, - but, one witness, shall not testify against a person, to put him to death.
Webster
Whoever killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
World English Bible
"'Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain at the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.
Youngs Literal Translation
whoso smiteth a person, by the mouth of witnesses doth one slay the murderer; and one witness doth not testify against a person -- to die.
Themes
Courts » Advocates » Witnesses, two or more needed to convict
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Murder » To be proved by two witnesses at least
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » For murder
Punishment » Death penalty » Not done » Less than » Two witnesses
Refuge » Cities of » From the avenger of blood
Witness » The necessity of more than one witness for anything to be established
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
29 These rules are to be your guide in judging through all your generations wherever you may be living. 30 Anyone causing the death of another is himself to be put to death on the word of witnesses: but the word of one witness is not enough. 31 Further, no price may be given for the life of one who has taken life and whose right reward is death: he is certainly to be put to death.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 19:15
One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.
Matthew 18:16
But if he will not give ear to you, take with you one or two more, that by the lips of two or three witnesses every word may be made certain.
2 Corinthians 13:1
This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.
Hebrews 10:28
A man who has gone against the law of Moses is put to death without pity on the word of two or three witnesses:
John 8:17-18
Even in your law it is said that the witness of two men is true.
1 Timothy 5:19
Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.
Numbers 35:16
But if a man gives another man a blow with an iron instrument, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.
Deuteronomy 17:6-7
On the word of two or three witnesses, a man may be given the punishment of death; but he is not to be put to death on the word of one witness.
John 7:51
Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
Revelation 11:3
And I will give orders to my two witnesses, and they will be prophets for a thousand, two hundred and sixty days, clothed with haircloth.