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Numbers 35:20

Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,

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ASV

And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,

KJV

But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
בְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbe.sin.'Ahin hatredH8135 →
יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyeh.da.Fe.nuhe will push himH1920 →
אֽוֹ־'ov-orH176 →
הִשְׁלִ֥יךְhish.Likhhe threwH7993 →
עָלָ֛יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
בִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitz.di.Yahwith lying in waitH6660 →
וַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.Motand he diedH4191 →

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Exodus 21:14But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.Deuteronomy 19:11If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,Genesis 4:8Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.2 Samuel 20:10Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.2 Samuel 3:27When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside into the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died on account of the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel.2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.1 Samuel 23:7–9When Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with gates and bars.”Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.1 Kings 2:31–33And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.Psalms 35:7–8For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.1 Samuel 18:10–11The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,2 Samuel 13:28–29Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”Proverbs 26:24A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.Mark 6:19So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,Proverbs 1:18–19But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.1 Samuel 20:1Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”1 Kings 2:5–6Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.

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