Numbers 35:23

or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,
Numbers 35:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

א֣וֹ בְכָל־אֶ֜בֶן אֲשֶׁר־יָמ֥וּת בָּהּ֙ בְּלֹ֣א רְא֔וֹת וַיַּפֵּ֥ל עָלָ֖יו וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהוּא֙ לֹא־אוֹיֵ֣ב ל֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֽוֹ׃

  1. א֣וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  2. בְכָל־ve.khol-“with any”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  3. אֶ֜בֶן'E.ven“stone”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  4. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. יָמ֥וּתya.Mut“someone will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  6. בָּהּ֙bah“by <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  7. בְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'“with not”
    Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. רְא֔וֹתre.'ot“seeing [him]”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  9. וַיַּפֵּ֥לvai.ya.Pel“and he made [it] fall”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  10. עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  12. וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  13. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. אוֹיֵ֣ב'o.Yev“[was] an enemy”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
  15. ל֔וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  16. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. מְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.Kesh“[was] seeking”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
  18. רָעָתֽוֹ׃ra.'a.To“harm his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָעָה · “harm” · Strong's H7451C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)