Numbers 35:16
'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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- רָצַחrâtsachproperly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
- בַּרְזֶלbarzeliron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
- כְּלִיkᵉlîysomething prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- מוּתmûwthto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Lev 24:17, Gen 9:5–6, Num 35:22–24, Deu 19:11–13, Exo 21:12–14, Num 35:30–33