Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And if he smote 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.
New American Standard Bible
If he struck him down with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
If a man has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.
International Standard Version
Furthermore, whoever uses a stone implement to kill someone is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
If he struck his victim down [intentionally] with a stone in hand, which may cause a person to die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall certainly be put to death.
Bible in Basic English
Or if he gives him a blow with a stone in his hand, causing his death, he is a taker of life and is certainly to be put to death.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And if with a stone of the hand which he shall die by it he smote him, he the slayer shall die; dying, the slayer shall die.
King James 2000
And if he strikes him with throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if he hit him with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and he does die, he [is] a killer; the killer must surely be put to death.
Modern King James verseion
And if he strikes him by throwing a stone, with which he may die, and if he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If he smite him with a throwing stone that he die therewith, then he shall die: For he is a murderer and shall be slain therefore.
NET Bible
If he strikes him by throwing a stone large enough that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Or if with a stone thrown by hand, where-by one might die, he smote him and he died, a manslayer, he is, - the man-slayer, shall surely die,
Webster
And if he shall smite him by throwing a stone, by which he may die, and he shall die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And if with a stone in the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he is a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.
Themes
Cities of refuge » Afforded no asylum to murderers
Murder » Described as killing » By the blow of a stone
Interlinear
Nakah
Yad
'eben
Muwth
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 35:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cities Of Refuge
16 But if he smote him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he smote 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. 18 Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
Cross References
Exodus 21:18
And if men contend, and one smites the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he does not die, but keeps his bed,