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Numbers 35:20

But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…בְּשִׂנְאָ֖הbesinahin hateשִׂנְאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in hate”, the ordinary formH8135hate[phrase] exceedingly, hate(-ful, -red).יֶהְדָּפֶ֑נּוּyehdafenvcast awayהָדַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cast away”, an unfinished actionH1920to push away or downcast away (out), drive, expel, thrust (away).אֽוֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.הִשְׁלִ֥יךְhishlikhethrowשָׁלַךְverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “throw”, a completed actionH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.עָלָ֛יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בִּצְדִיָּ֖הbitsdiyahin lying in waitצְדִיָּהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in lying in wait”, the ordinary formH6660designlying in wait.וַיָּמֹֽתvayamotand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him any thing, lying in wait, so that he died;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,

Young’s Literal Translation

'And if in hatred he thrust him through, or hath cast [anything] at him by lying in wait, and he dieth;

World English Bible

If he shoved him out of hatred, or hurled something at him while lying in wait, so that he died,

Darby Translation

And if he thrust at him out of hatred, or hurl at him intentionally, so that he die,

Douay-Rheims

If through hatred any one push a man, or fling any thing at him with ill design:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him any thing, lying in wait, so that he died;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if he should thrust him through enmity, or cast any thing upon him from an ambuscade, and the man should die,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ διʼ ἔχθραν ὤσῃ αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐπιῤῥίψῃ ἐπʼ αὐτὸν πᾶν σκεῦος ἐξ ἐνέδρου, καὶ ἀποθάνῃ,