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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

א֣וֹ'oor

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 1

בְאֵיבָ֞הve.'ei.Vahin enmity

Lemma: אֵיבָה (e.vah) · Strong's: H0342

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: enmity

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Numbers 35:22, Ezekiel 25:15, Ezekiel 35:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0342; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 2

הִכָּ֤הוּhi.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 35:21 word 3

בְיָדוֹ֙ve.ya.Dowith hand his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 4

וַיָּמֹ֔תvai.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 35:21 word 5

מֽוֹת\־mot-certainly <to 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 35:21 word 6

יוּמַ֥תyu.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 35:21 word 7

הַמַּכֶּ֖הha.ma.Kehthe [one who] struck

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

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 35:21 word 8

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 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 9

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 35:21 word 10

גֹּאֵ֣לgo.'El[the] avenger of

Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to redeem: avenge

Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 35:12, Numbers 35:19, Numbers 35:24, Numbers 35:25, Numbers 35:27, Deuteronomy 19:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1350H; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 11

הַדָּ֗םha.Dam<the> blood

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

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

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 12

יָמִ֛יתya.Mithe will put to death

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · 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 35:21 word 13

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 14

הָרֹצֵ֖חַha.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 35:16, Numbers 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7523; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 15

בְּפִגְעוֹ\־be.fig.'ov-when meets he

Lemma: פָּגַע (pa.ga) · Strong's: H6293

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to fall on

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:1, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:20, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6293; TAHOT Numbers 35:21 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

or	→	אוֹ H0176A or
if in hostility	→	אֵיבָה H0342 enmity
he strikes him	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
with his hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
and he dies	→	מוּת H4191 to die
the one who struck him	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
must surely be put to death	→	מוּת H4191 to die
. . .	→	מוּת H4191 to die
he	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
is a murderer	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
When the avenger	→	גָּאַל H1350H to redeem: avenge
of blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
finds	→	פָּגַע H6293 to fall on
the murderer	→	רָצַח H7523 to murder
he is to kill	→	מוּת H4191 to die
him	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]

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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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