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.Numbers 35:16
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאִם־בִּכְלִ֨י בַרְזֶ֧ל׀ הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
- וְאִם־ve.'im-“and if”Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- בִּכְלִ֨יbikh.Li“with an instrument of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
- בַרְזֶ֧ל׀var.Zel“iron”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
- הִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.hu“he struck down him”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- וַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.Mot“and he died”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- רֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.ach“[is] a killer”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצַח · “to murder” · Strong's H7523
- ה֑וּאHu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- מ֥וֹתMot“certainly <to die>”Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- יוּמַ֖תyu.Mat“he will be put to death”Verb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
- הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ha.ro.Tze.ach“the killer”Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצַח · “to murder” · Strong's H7523
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)