Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIf, however, anyone strikes a person with an iron object and kills him, he is a murderer; the murderer must surely be put to death. Young's Literal Translation ‘And if with an instrument of iron he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death. King James Bible And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. Hebrew If, however,וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not anyone strikes הִכָּ֛הוּ (hik·kā·hū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike a person with an iron בַרְזֶ֧ל ׀ (ḇar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement object בִּכְלִ֨י (biḵ·lî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus and kills him, וַיָּמֹ֖ת (way·yā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill he ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a murderer; רֹצֵ֣חַֽ (rō·ṣê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder the murderer הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ (hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7523: To dash in pieces, kill, to murder must surely be put to death. מ֥וֹת (mō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |