Numbers 35:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`And if with a stone [in] the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

And if he struck him down by throwing a stone, by which a person may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And if he struck him down by throwing a stone, by which a person may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Or if anyone has in his hand a stone of deadly size, and he strikes and kills another, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If anyone has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And if he have smitten him with a stone from the hand, wherewith one may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall certainly be put to death.

English EASY 2024

Someone might hit another person with a big stone. If the person dies, the man is a murderer. He must die.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you use a rock large enough to kill someone and you kill another person, you are a murderer, and you must die.

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

If any of you picks up a stone as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If a man has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another man and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

If he strikes him with a stone in hand, by which he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.

English NASB (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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If a man strikes another with a death-dealing stone in his hand and causes his death, he is a murderer and shall be put to death.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

If he strikes him by throwing a stone large enough that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Or suppose a person is holding a stone that could kill. And he uses it to hit and kill someone. Then he is a murderer. He must be put to death.

English NIV

Or if anyone has a stone in his hand that could kill, and he strikes someone so that he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.

English NKJ 1982

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.

English NLT

Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a large stone, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Or anyone who strikes another with a stone in hand that could cause death, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And if he struck him down with a stone in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Or if the slain man was struck down with a large stone, it is murder, and the murderer shall die.

English Tyndale 1537

If he smite him with a throwing stone that he die therewith, then he shall die: For he is a murderer and shall be slain therefore.