Numbers 35:22

22 “ ‘But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally

Numbers 35:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
ESV
22 "But if he pushed him suddenly without enmity, or hurled anything on him without lying in wait
NLT
22 “But suppose someone pushes another person without having shown previous hostility, or throws something that unintentionally hits another person,
MSG
22 "If, however, he impulsively pushes someone and there is no history of hard feelings, or he impetuously picks up something and throws it,
CSB
22 "But if anyone suddenly pushes a person without hostility or throws any object at him without malicious intent

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 anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at them intentionally so that they die
21 or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death; that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when they meet.
22 “ ‘But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally
23 or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,
24 the assembly must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 11; S Exodus 21:13
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