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And ifוְאִםwith a handיָדstoneבְּאֶבֶןby whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהּone may dieיָמוּתhe struck himהִכָּהוּand he died,וַיָּמֹתheהוּאis a manslayer;רֹצֵחַthe manslayerהָרֹצֵחַshall surely be put to death.מוֹת יוּמַת
Numbers 35:17
Study it in the app“And if with a hand stone by which one may die he struck him and he died, he is a manslayer; the manslayer shall surely be put to death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:17, word by word
- with a handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- one may dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears- he struck himהִכָּהhika
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hika” appears- is a manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears
The context
16But if with an object of iron he struck him and he died, he is a manslayer; the manslayer shall surely be put to death.
17 · This verse (above)
18Or with a wooden hand object by which one may die he struck him and he died, he is a manslayer; the manslayer shall surely be put to death.