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Numbers 35:17 - Compare All Versions

Numbers 35:17 MSG (The Message)

“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.

Numbers 35:17 KJV (King James Version)

And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

If he struck him down with a stone in the hand, by which he will die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 NCV (New Century Version)

Anyone who takes a rock and kills a person with it is a murderer. He must be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 ASV (American Standard Version)

And if he smote him with a stone in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 NIV (New International Version)

Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 NKJV (New King James Version)

And if he strikes him with a stone in the hand, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 AMP (Amplified Bible)

If he struck his victim down [intentionally] with a stone in hand, which may cause a person to die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall certainly be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 NLT (New Living Translation)

Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

Numbers 35:17 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And if he struck him down with a stone tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death.