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Numbers 35:17 Cross-References
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“And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. with: Heb. with a stone of the hand”
Numbers 35:17 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 35:17
If he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die—a second category of murder: using projectile weapons capable of inflicting fatal injury. The phrase 'wherewith he may die' (אֲשֶׁר־יָמוּת בָּהּ, asher-yamut bah) indicates the stone's deadly potential was known to the assailant. This wasn't a pebble thrown in jest but a rock selected and hurled with lethal force.The repetition he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death appears throughout verses 16-21, a liturgical refrain emphasizing that intent, not just outcome, determines guilt. God judges the heart's malice, not ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 35:17
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