Numbers 35:23 — Compare Translations

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

or with any stone wherewith he dieth, without seeing, and causeth [it] to fall upon him, and he dieth, and he [is] not his enemy, nor seeking his evil;

English ASV

or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

English Amplified

Or with any stone with which a man may be killed, not seeing him, and threw it at him so that he died, and was not his enemy nor sought to harm him,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Or with any stone with which a man may be killed, not seeing him, and threw it at him so that he died, and was not his enemy nor sought to harm him,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

or without looking drops a stone that could kill a person and he dies, but he was not his enemy and didn’t intend to harm him,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

or [have smitten him] with any stone wherewith one may die, without seeing him, and have cast it upon him so that he die, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

English EASY 2024

Or he might drop a heavy stone on someone when he had not seen them. If he did not hate the other person, perhaps he did not mean to hurt him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Perhaps you threw a rock that was large enough to kill, but it hit someone you didn't see and killed them. You didn't plan to kill anyone. You didn't hate the person you killed—it was only an accident.

or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Or suppose that, without looking, you throw a stone that kills someone whom you did not intend to hurt and who was not your enemy.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Or suppose you drop a big stone, and someone is killed. However, you didn't know the person was there, he wasn't your enemy, and you weren't trying to harm him.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

or drops a stone without looking that could kill a person and he dies, but he was not his enemy and wasn't trying to harm him,

English KJV 1611

Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:

English LSB

or with any stone—by which one might die, yet without seeing—and it fell upon him, and he died, but he was not his enemy nor seeking his injury,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

or used a stone that may cause death, unintentionally throwing it at him, resulting in death, though they were not enemies, and was not trying to harm him,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

or with any deadly object of stone, and without seeing it dropped on him so that he died, while he was not his enemy nor seeking his injury,

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

or without seeing him throws a death-dealing stone which strikes him and causes his death, although he was not his enemy nor seeking to harm him:

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

or with any stone large enough that a man could die, without seeing him, and throws it at him, and he dies, even though he was not his enemy nor sought his harm,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Or what if that person does not see him and drops a stone on him that kills him? He was not the dead person's enemy. He did not mean to harm him.

English NIV

or, without seeing him, drops a stone on him that could kill him, and he dies, then since he was not his enemy and he did not intend to harm him,

English NKJ 1982

or uses a stone, by which a man could die, throwing it at him without seeing him, so that he dies, while he was not his enemy or seeking his harm,

English NLT

or accidentally drops a stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

or, while handling any stone that could cause death, unintentionally drops it on another and death ensues, though they were not enemies, and no harm was intended,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

or used a stone, by which a man may die, and without seeing him cast it upon him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy, and did not seek his harm;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

or in which a stone is thrown without anger, without realizing it will hit anyone, and without wanting to harm an enemy—yet the man dies,

English Tyndale 1537

or cast any manner of stone at him that he die therewith, and saw him not: And he cast it upon him and he died, but was not his enemy, neither sought him any harm: