King James Version
Numbers 35:22 in the King James Version says “But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,” — study this verse from Numbers chapter 35 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,”
Numbers 35:22 · KJV
But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“him suddenly”
H6621a wink, i.e., moment (used only [with or without preposition] adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly)
“without”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“upon him any thing”
H3627something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
“without”
H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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