Numbers 35:20 · World English Bible
Numbers 35:20 in the Original Hebrew
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Numbers 35:20 in Other Translations
| KJV | But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; |
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| WEB | If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died, |
| ASV | And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died, |
| YLT | ‘And if in hatred he thrust him through, or hath cast anything at him by lying in wait, and he dieth; |
| WBT | But if he shall thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying in wait, that he die. |
| DBY | And if he thrust at him out of hatred, or hurl at him intentionally, so that he die, |
Commentary on Numbers 35:20
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
John Gill · Numbers 35:20
But if he thrust him of hatred,.... Or, "and if" (r), since the Scripture is still speaking of such that shall die for murder, though in another instance, without having the privilege of a city of refuge; if he thrusts him with a sword or knife, or rather, since, if anything of that kind is included in the first instance of smiting with an instrument of iron, push him down from an high place, as Aben Ezra; so the men of Nazareth intended to have dispatched Christ in that way, Luk 4:29.
or hurl at him by lying in wait, that he die; as a bowing wall, as the same writer instances in, push down that upon him as he passes along, lying in wait for him; or throws anything at him, with an intention to kill him, and does; or casts down anything upon him, a large stone, or anything else, by which he dies.
(r) "et si", Pagninus, Montanus.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Numbers 35:16–21
If he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, &c.--Various cases are here enumerated in which the Goel or avenger was at liberty to take the life of the murderer; and every one of them proves a premeditated purpose.
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Questions about Numbers 35:20
What does Numbers 35:20 say?
Numbers 35:20 in the World English Bible reads: “If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,” Read it in the full context of Numbers 35, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Numbers 35:20 found in the Bible?
Numbers 35:20 is in the book of Numbers, chapter 35, verse 20, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Numbers 35:20 shown in?
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The revenger of blood - גאל הדם goel haddam, the redeemer of blood; the next in blood to him who was slain. See on Num 35:12 (note).