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'^(C1)But if he struck him with an iron object, so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

'And if he struck him with a stone in the hand, by which he would die, and as a result he did die, he is a murderer; the murderer ^(C1)must be put to death.

'Or if he struck him with a wooden object in the hand, by which he would die, and as a result he did die, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

'The blood avenger himself shall put the murderer to death; he himself shall put him to death when he meets him.

'Now ^(C1)if he pushed him in hatred, or he threw something at him ^(F1)(C2)with malicious intent, and as a result he died,

or if he struck him with his hand with hostility, and as a result he died, the one who struck him must be put to death; he is a murderer. The blood avenger shall put the murderer to death when he meets him.

'^(C1)But if he pushed him suddenly, without hostility, or threw any object at him without ^(F1)malicious intent,

or had any ^(F1)deadly stone, and without looking he dropped it on him so that he died, while he was not his enemy nor was he seeking ^(F2)to harm him,

then ^(C1)the congregation shall judge between the one who fatally struck the victim and the blood avenger in accordance with these ordinances.