Numbers

Numbers 35:30

³⁰If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If anyone	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
kills	מַ֨כֵּה־	mak·kêh-	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5221 smite
a person	נֶ֔פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
the murderer	יִרְצַ֖ח	yir·ṣaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7523 murder, slay
is to be put to death	הָרֹצֵ֑חַ	hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7523 murder, slay
on the testimony	לְפִ֣י	lə·p̄î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the witnesses	עֵדִ֔ים	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness
But no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	בְנֶ֖פֶשׁ	ḇə·ne·p̄eš	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
is to be put to death	לָמֽוּת׃	lā·mūṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
based on the testimony	יַעֲנֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·neh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
of a lone	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
witness	וְעֵ֣ד	wə·‘êḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5707 witness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hebrews 10:28 · Deuteronomy 19:15 · Matthew 18:16 · 2 Corinthians 13:1 · John 8:17–18 · 1 Timothy 5:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.