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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Verse 23 is found in chapter 35 of Numbers. The final laws distinguish more precisely between accidental killing and intentional murder. Human life has such value that the shedding of blood defiles the land, and shed blood must not remain without judicial response. The passage connects justice, territorial holiness, and divine presence: the land where God dwells must not be treated as indifferent to crime.
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oder wirft irgend einen Stein auf ihn, davon man sterben mag, und er hat's nicht gesehen, also daß er stirbt, und er ist nicht sein Feind, hat ihm auch kein Übles gewollt,
O bien, sin verlo, hizo caer sobre él alguna piedra, de que pudo morir, y muriere, y él no era su enemigo, ni procuraba su mal;
o si, sin verlo, deja caer sobre él cualquier piedra capaz de matarlo y le causa la muerte, sin ser su enemigo ni buscar su mal,
ou s'il fait tomber sur lui par mégarde une pierre qui puisse causer la mort, et que la mort en soit la suite, sans qu'il ait de la haine contre lui et qu'il lui cherche du mal,
ovvero, senza averlo veduto, gli fa cadere addosso alcuna pietra, della quale egli possa morire, ed esso muore, senza che gli fosse nimico, o procacciasse il suo male;
Ou, sobre ele deixar cair alguma pedra sem o ver, de que possa morrer, e ele morrer, sem que fosse seu inimigo nem procurasse o seu mal;
或是在不注意的時候,用可以致命的石頭扔在人身上,以至於死,彼此沒有仇恨,也無意害對方,
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