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Numbers 35:23

Numbers 35:23
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:

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Or with any stone wherewith a man may die,.... Which is sufficient to kill a man, if thrown at him:

seeing him not;…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Numbers 35:16-25

The sense is: Inasmuch as to take another man’s life by any means whatsoever is murder, and exposes the murderer to the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Numbers 35:16-23

Specimen cases of murder and accidental homicide respectively; cf. Exo 21:13 f.