Numbers 35:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

or if, without seeing them, they drop a stone on someone that could cause death, and the person dies, but there was no enmity or intentional harm between them,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

א֣וֹ בְכָל־אֶ֜בֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֥וּת בָּהּ֙ בְּלֹ֣א רְא֔וֹת וַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהוּא֙ לֹא־אוֹיֵ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Or with any ʾeḇen ʾăšer-yāmûṯ with it without rəʾôṯ and wayyappēl upon him and wayyāmōṯ and he not ʾôyēḇ to him and not məḇaqqēš rāʿāṯô.

Grammar Details

• *ʾeḇen*: feminine singular noun - stone
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *yāmûṯ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - one may die
• *rəʾôṯ*: Qal infinitive construct - seeing
• *wayyappēl*: waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he caused to fall
• *wayyāmōṯ*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he died
• *ʾôyēḇ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - enemy
• *məḇaqqēš*: Piel participle, masculine singular - seeker
• *rāʿāṯô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his harm

Word Meanings

• *rəʾôṯ*: seeing/perceiving/watching
• *ʾôyēḇ*: enemy/foe/adversary
• *məḇaqqēš*: seeking/searching for/desiring
• *rāʿâ*: evil/harm/injury/calamity

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Or with any stone, by which a man may die, seeing him not, and throw it upon him, so that he dies, and was not his enemy, nor sought his harm:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  or cast any maner of stone at him that he dye therewith and sawe him not: And he cast it apon him and he dyed but was not his enemye nether soughte him ony harme:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  or cast at him with a stone (wherof a man maye dye, & sawe it not) so yt he dye, & is not his enemie, nether thought him eny euell,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Or any stone (whereby he might be slaine) and sawe him not, or caused it to fall vpon him, and he die, and was not his enemie, neither sought him any harme,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Or any maner of stone that a man may dye with, and saw him not, and he caused it to fall vpon hym, and he dye, and was not his enemie, neither sought hym any harme:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing [him] not, and cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth `it' to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he `is' not his enemy, nor seeking his evil;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil:

• World English Bible (2000)

  or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm,