Numbers

Numbers 35:21

21or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must surely be put to death; he is a murderer. When the avenger of blood finds the murderer, he is to kill him.

Read all of Numbers 35

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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
orא֣וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
if in hostilityבְאֵיבָ֞הḇə·’ê·ḇāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH342 enmity
he strikes himהִכָּ֤הוּhik·kā·hūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
with his handבְיָדוֹ֙ḇə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and he diesוַיָּמֹ֔תway·yā·mōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
the one who struck himהַמַּכֶּ֖הham·mak·kehArticle; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH5221 smite
must surely be put to deathמֽוֹת־mō·wṯ-Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH4191 die
heה֑וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is a murdererרֹצֵ֣חַֽrō·ṣê·aḥVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7523 murder, slay
When the avengerגֹּאֵ֣לgō·’êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH1350 redeem, act as kinsman
of bloodהַדָּ֗םhad·dāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
findsבְּפִגְעוֹ־bə·p̄iḡ·‘ōw-Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH6293 meet, encounter, reach
the murdererהָרֹצֵ֖חַhā·rō·ṣê·aḥArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7523 murder, slay
he is to killיָמִ֛יתyā·mîṯVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
himאֶת־’eṯ-Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.