Numbers 35:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
If anyoneכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
killsמַ֨כֵּה־
(mak·keh-)
5221: to smitea prim. root
a person,נֶ֔פֶשׁ
(ne·fesh,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
the murdererיִרְצַ֖ח
(yir·tzach)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
shall be put to deathהָרֹצֵ֑חַ
(ha·ro·tze·ach;)
7523: to murder, slaya prim. root
at the evidenceלְפִ֣י
(le·fi)
6310: moutha prim. root
of witnesses,עֵדִ֔ים
(e·dim,)
5707: a witnessfrom ud
but noלֹא־
(lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
personבְנֶ֖פֶשׁ
(ve·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
shall be put to deathלָמֽוּת׃
(la·mut.)
4191: to diea prim. root
on the testimonyיַעֲנֶ֥ה
(ya·'a·neh)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
of oneאֶחָ֔ד
(e·chad,)
259: onea prim. card. number
witness.וְעֵ֣ד
(ve·'ed)
5707: a witnessfrom ud


















KJV Lexicon
Whoso killeth
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
any person
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
the murderer
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
shall be put to death
ratsach  (raw-tsakh')
to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).
by the mouth
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of witnesses
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
but one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
witness
`ed  (ayd)
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince -- witness.
shall not testify
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
against any person
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
to cause him to die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death at the evidence of witnesses, but no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness.

King James Bible
Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.

International Standard Version
"Every murderer of a human being is to be executed only according to testimony given by multiple witnesses. A single witness is not to result in a death sentence.

NET Bible
"Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses; but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Whoever kills another person will be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of more than one witness. No one can be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

King James 2000 Bible
Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
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