orאוֹin enmityבְאֵיבָהstruck himהִכָּהוּwith his handבְיָדוֹand he died,וַיָּמֹתthe one who struckהַמַּכֶּהshall surely be put to death;מוֹת יוּמַתheהוּאis a manslayer.רֹצֵחַThe avengerגֹּאֵלof bloodהַדָּםshall put to deathיָמִיתthe manslayerהָרֹצֵחַwhen he meetsבְּפִגְעוֹhim.בוֹ
Numbers 35:21
Study it in the app“or in enmity struck him with his hand and he died, the one who struck shall surely be put to death; he is a manslayer. The avenger of blood shall put to death the manslayer when he meets him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 35:21, word by word
- in enmityאֵיבָהeva
enmity
Enmity, hostility between two parties.
Where else “eva” appears- struck himהִכָּהhika
strike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “hika” appears- with his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- and he diedיָּמֹתyamot
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamot” appears- is a manslayerרֹצֵחַrotseach
manslayer
One who caused a death and fled to a city of refuge.
Where else “rotseach” appears- The avengerגֹּאֵלgoel
avenger
The relative who paid back the killing of a family member.
Where else “goel” appears- of bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- when he meetsפִגְעfig
meet
To go to meet someone and reach him.
Where else “fig” appears
The context
20And if in hatred he pushed him or threw something at him lying in wait, and he died,
21 · This verse (above)
22But if suddenly, without enmity, he pushed him, or threw at him any object without lying in wait,