Numbers 35:16

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“‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

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14 You shall give three cities beyond the Jordan, and you shall give three cities in the land of Canaan. They shall be cities of refuge.

15 These six cities shall be refuge for the children of Israel, for the stranger, and for the foreigner living among them, that everyone who kills any person unwittingly may flee there.

16 “‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

17 If he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

18 Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

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Numbers 35:16 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: “‘But if he struck him with an instrument of iron, so that he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
KJV King James Version: 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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: 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.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 'And if with an instrument of iron he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.
DBY Darby Translation: And if he have smitten him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall certainly be put to death.
WBS Webster Bible: And if he shall smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he shall die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.