Numbers 35:16

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“If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.”

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BSBPD

“If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And if with an instrument of iron he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he <FI>is<Fi> a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 35:16 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
  2. Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
  3. Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
  4. Leviticus 24:17And if a man takes the life of anyone else, he must surely be put to death.
  5. Numbers 35:22But if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or throws an object at him unintentionally,
  6. Numbers 35:30If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.
  7. Deuteronomy 19:11If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,
  8. Ezekiel 16:38And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.

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