Numbers 35:22

22 " 'Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention,

Numbers 35:22 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:22

But if he thrust him suddenly, without enmity
Push him from a precipice, before he is aware, without any malicious design against his life, but merely through accident:

or have cast upon him anything;
from the top of a house, or from a building he is pulling down, or pushes a bowing wall upon him, not knowing that he is passing by it:

and without lying of wait:
or having contrived to do it, just as he goes along, or in any other similar way.

Numbers 35:22 In-Context

20 If he shoves him in hatred, or he throws something at him with intention, and he dies,

21 or if he hits him in hostility with his hand, and he dies, the one that struck him will put to death the killer when meeting him.

22 " 'Or if in an instant he shoved him, not in hostility, or threw something at him without intention,

23 or with any stone, without seeing it dropped on him so that he dies, while [he was] not seeking his injury,

24 then the community will judge between the striker and between the blood avenger according to these ordinances.