Numbers 35:18

18 "Or if he's carrying a wooden club heavy enough to kill and the man dies, that's murder; he's a murderer and must be put to death.

Numbers 35:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 35:18

Or if he smote him with an hand weapon of wood
A stick, or staff, or club:

wherewith he may die, and he die;
which is sufficient to kill a man, as the same Targum explains it; and a man dies with the blow that is given him by it:

he is a murderer, and the murderer shall surely be put to death;
no pardon given him, or the benefit of the city of refuge allowed him.

Numbers 35:18 In-Context

16 "But if the killer has used an iron object, that's just plain murder; he's obviously a murderer and must be put to death.

17 "Or if he has a rock in his hand big enough to kill and the man dies, that's murder; he's a murderer and must be put to death.

18 "Or if he's carrying a wooden club heavy enough to kill and the man dies, that's murder; he's a murderer and must be put to death.

19 "In such cases the avenger has a right to kill the murderer when he meets him - he can kill him on the spot.

20 "And if out of sheer hatred a man pushes another or from ambush throws something at him and he dies,