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Numbers 35:30–31

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35:30“Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony17 of witnesses; but one witness cannot18 testify against any person to cause him to be put to death. 35:31Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

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Footnotes

  1. 17 Heb “at the mouth of”; the metonymy stresses it is at their report.
  2. 18 The verb should be given the nuance of imperfect of potentiality.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“If anyone kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the evidence of witnesses. But no person shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness. Moreover, you shall accept no ransom for the life of a murderer, who is guilty of death, but he shall be put to death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

“ ‘Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness. You are not to accept a ransom for the life of someone who is guilty of murder; he must be put to death.

NLTNew Living Translation

“All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness. Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“ ‘If anyone kills a person, the killer will be put to death according to the testimony of witnesses, but someone cannot die on testimony of one person. Also, you will not take a ransom payment for the life of a killer who is guilty of death; indeed, he must surely be put to death.

KJV 1900King James Version

Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.