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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

or without looking drops a heavy stone that kills him, but he was not an enemy and did not intend to harm him,

World English Bible (WEB)

or with any stone, by which a man may die, not seeing him, and cast it on him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

or with any stone, whereby a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, so that he died, and he was not his enemy, neither sought his harm;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Or has given him a blow with a stone, without seeing him, so causing his death, though he had nothing against him and no desire to do him evil:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

O bien, sin verlo, hizo caer sobre él alguna piedra, de que pudo morir, y muriere, y él no era su enemigo, ni procuraba su mal;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Pero si se trata de un accidente, de un caso en que alguien arroja una piedra y sin querer golpea y mata a quien no era su enemigo,

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