Numbers
Numbers 35:16
16If, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| however | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| anyone strikes | הִכָּ֛הוּ | hik·kā·hū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| a person with an iron | בַרְזֶ֧ל׀ | ḇar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| object | בִּכְלִ֨י | biḵ·lî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| and kills him | וַיָּמֹ֖ת | way·yā·mōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| he | ה֑וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is a murderer | רֹצֵ֣חַֽ | rō·ṣê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7523 murder, slay |
| the murderer | הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ | hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7523 murder, slay |
| must surely be put to death | מ֥וֹת | mō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H4191 die |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.