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:
Or if someone throws a stone that could kill a person, without seeing them, and it hits them and they die—even though the thrower wasn't their enemy and had no intention of hurting them:
This verse is describing accidental killing—when someone causes another person's death without meaning to harm them or even knowing they were there.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's instructions to Moses about cities of refuge, special places where people who accidentally killed someone could flee for safety. In ancient Israel, family members had the right and duty to avenge a relative's death, but God established these cities to protect those who killed by accident from revenge killing. The law carefully distinguished between intentional murder and accidental manslaughter.
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