Numbers 35:20

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וְאִם־and if

  veim-H518 →1069 times

• בְּשִׂנְאָ֖הin hatred

  besinahH8135 →

• יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּhe will push him

  yehdafenuH1920 →

• אֽוֹ־or

  ʾov-H176 →321 times

• הִשְׁלִ֥יךְhe threw

  hishlikhH7993 →125 times

• עָלָ֛יוon him

  ʾalavH5921 →5755 times

• בִּצְדִיָּ֖הwith lying in wait

  bitzdiyahH6660 →

• וַיָּמֹֽת׃and he died

  vaiyamotH4191 →839 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Genesis 4:8

  Then 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.

  it leads to

  • Matthew 23:35

    And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and…

  • Jude 1:11

    Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah’s rebellion.

  • 1 John 3:12–15

    Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did Cain slay him? Because his own deeds were evil, while those of his brother were righteous.

  • Proverbs 26:24–26

    A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.

  • Luke 11:51

    from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

• Through

  2 Samuel 20:10

  Amasa 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…

  it leads to

  • 2 Samuel 3:27

    When 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…

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

• Through

  Deuteronomy 19:11

  If, however, a man hates his neighbor and lies in wait, attacks him and kills him, and then flees to one of these cities,

  it leads to

  • Deuteronomy 27:24

    ‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

    Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

• Through

  2 Samuel 3:27

  When 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…

  it leads to

  • 1 Kings 2:5

    Moreover, 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…