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And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 1

בִּכְלִ֨יbikh.Liwith an instrument of

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 2

בַרְזֶ֧ל\׀var.Zeliron

Lemma: בַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) · Strong's: H1270

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: iron

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Leviticus 26:19, Numbers 31:22, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 4:20, Deuteronomy 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1270; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 3

הִכָּ֛הוּhi.Ka.huhe struck down him

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 4

וַיָּמֹ֖תvai.ya.Motand he died

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 5

רֹצֵ֣חַֽro.Tze.ach[is] a killer

Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to murder

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:17, Numbers 35:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 6

ה֑וּאHu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 7

מ֥וֹתMotcertainly <to die>

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 8

יוּמַ֖תyu.Mathe will be put to death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHi3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 9

הָרֹצֵֽחַ\׃ha.ro.Tze.achthe killer

Lemma: רָצַח (ra.tsach) · Strong's: H7523

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to murder

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 20:13, Numbers 35:6, Numbers 35:11, Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:17, Numbers 35:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Numbers 35:16 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If, however	→	אִם H0518A if
anyone strikes	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
a person with an iron	→	בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron
object	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
and kills him	→	מוּת H4191 to die
he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is a murderer	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
the murderer	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
must surely be put to death	→	מוּת H4191 to die
. . .	→	מוּת H4191 to die

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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