Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Numbers.35.17", "source": "וְאִ֡ם בְּאֶ֣בֶן יָד֩ אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֨וּת בָּ֥הּ הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃", "text": "And if with *ʾeḇen* *yāḏ* *ʾăšer*-*yāmûṯ* with it *hikkāhû* and *wayyāmōṯ*, *rōṣēaḥ* he is; *môṯ* *yûmaṯ* *hārōṣēaḥ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾeḇen*": "feminine singular noun construct - stone of", "*yāḏ*": "feminine singular noun - hand", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*yāmûṯ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - one may die", "*hikkāhû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he struck him", "*wayyāmōṯ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - murderer/manslayer", "*môṯ*": "Qal infinitive absolute - surely", "*yûmaṯ*": "Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall be put to death", "*hārōṣēaḥ*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine singular - the murderer/manslayer" }, "variants": { "*ʾeḇen* *yāḏ*": "stone in hand/handheld stone/stone that fits in hand", "*rōṣēaḥ*": "murderer/manslayer/one who kills another" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 21:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Exodus.21.18", "source": "וְכִי־יְרִיבֻן אֲנָשִׁים וְהִכָּה־אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ בְּאֶבֶן אוֹ בְאֶגְרֹף וְלֹא יָמוּת וְנָפַל לְמִשְׁכָּב", "text": "*wə-kî-yərîbun* *ʾanāshîm* *wə-hikkāh-ʾîsh* *ʾet-rēʿēhû* *bə-ʾeben* *ʾô* *bə-ʾegrōp* *wə-lōʾ* *yāmût* *wə-nāpal* *lə-mishkāb*", "grammar": { "*wə-kî*": "conjunction + conjunction - and if", "*yərîbun*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nun - men quarrel", "*ʾanāshîm*": "masculine plural noun - men", "*wə-hikkāh-ʾîsh*": "conjunction *wə* + hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + masculine singular noun - and a man strikes", "*ʾet-rēʿēhû*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor", "*bə-ʾeben*": "preposition *bə* + feminine singular noun - with a stone", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*bə-ʾegrōp*": "preposition *bə* + masculine singular noun - with a fist", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction *wə* + negative particle - and not", "*yāmût*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he dies", "*wə-nāpal*": "conjunction *wə* + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - but falls", "*lə-mishkāb*": "preposition *lə* + masculine singular noun - to bed" }, "variants": { "*yərîbun*": "quarrel/strive/contend with each other", "*hikkāh*": "strikes/hits/wounds", "*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/his fellow/his friend", "*ʾegrōp*": "fist/closed hand", "*nāpal lə-mishkāb*": "falls to bed/becomes bedridden/is confined to bed" } }