Numbers 35:23

Easy To Read Version

Or a person might throw a rock. And that rock might fall on someone that person didn’t see and the rock might kill that person. That person didn’t plan to kill anyone. That person didn’t hate the person he killed—it was only an accident.

Cross References

Numbers 35:22

“But a person might accidentally kill someone. That person didn’t hate the person he killed—it was only an accident. Or a person might throw something and accidentally kill someone—he didn’t plan to kill anyone.

Numbers 35:24

If that happens, then the community must decide what to do. The community’s court must decide if a member of the dead man’s family [388] can kill that person.