or he accidentally drops a stone tool—a maul or hammer, say—and it hits and kills someone he didn’t even know was there, and there’s no suspicion that there was bad blood between them,

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

or used a stone that could cause death, and without seeing him dropped it on him, so that he died, though he was not his enemy and did not seek his harm,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

or without looking drops a stone that could kill a person and he dies, but he was not his enemy and didn’t intend to harm him,

NLTNew Living Translation

or accidentally drops a huge stone on someone, though they were not enemies, and the person dies.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

or with any stone, without seeing it dropped on him so that he dies, while he was not seeking his injury,

KJV 1900King James Version

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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