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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
או בכלי עץ יד אשר ימות בו הכהו וימת--רצח הוא מות יומת הרצח
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
Av bkly `TS yd ASHr ymvt bv hkhv vymt--rTSKH hvA mvt yvmt hrTSKH

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
si ligno percussus interierit percussoris sanguine vindicabitur

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, with which he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Or if he strikes him with a hand weapon of wood, by which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
New King James Version   
Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon, by which one could die, and he does die, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
21st Century King James Version   
Or if he smite him with a hand weapon of wood wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Darby Bible Translation   
Or if he have smitten him with an instrument of wood, in the hand, wherewith one may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall certainly be put to death;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
If he that is struck with wood die: he shall be revenged by the blood of him that struck him.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Or if he smote him with a weapon of wood in the hand, whereby a man may die, and he died, he is a manslayer: the manslayer shall surely be put to death.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death.
God's Word   
Or if any of you picks up a piece of wood as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
If a man has in his hand a wooden object capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.
International Standard Version   
Also, whoever uses a wooden implement to kill someone with it is to be adjudged a murderer, and that murderer is certainly to be put to death.
NET Bible   
Or if he strikes him with a wooden hand weapon so that he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer must surely be put to death.
New American Standard Bible   
Or if he struck him with a wooden object in the hand, by which he might die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
New International Version   
Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
New Living Translation   
Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Or if he shall smite him with a hand-weapon of wood, with which he may die, and he shall die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
The World English Bible   
Or if he struck him with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
EasyEnglish Bible   
A man might hit a person with a dangerous weapon made from wood. If the person dies, the man is a murderer. He must die.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
`Or with a wooden instrument [in] the hand, wherewith he dieth, he hath smitten him, and he dieth, he [is] a murderer: the murderer is certainly put to death.
New Life Version   
Or if he hit him with a piece of wood in his hand so that he died, he is guilty. For sure the killer will be put to death.
The Voice Bible   
If someone picks up an instrument—iron, stone, wood, whatever—and batters somebody else so badly that the victim dies, or if he otherwise kills with intent (fatally pushes with hatred or throws an object from some hidden place that kills its target), the perpetrator is guilty of murder. His punishment is death in return, and someone shall be assigned to kill him. The one to carry out this death penalty is called the “blood avenger.” Whenever the avenger has a chance to kill the murderer, he should do so.
Living Bible   
The same is true if he is killed with a wooden weapon.
New Catholic Bible   
If someone strikes another with a wooden object in his hand to kill him, then he is a murderer. The murderer will be put to death.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Or if he struck him with a wooden object in the hand, by which he would die, and as a result he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Or if he smites him with a hand weapon of wood with which he may die, and he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Christian Standard Bible   
If anyone has in his hand a wooden object capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Or if he struck him down with a weapon of wood in his hand, by which one may die, and he died, the offender is a murderer; he shall surely be put to death.
New Century Version   
Anyone who picks up a piece of wood and kills someone with it is a murderer. He must be put to death.
The Message   
“Or if he’s carrying a wooden club heavy enough to kill and the man dies, that’s murder; he’s a murderer and must be put to death.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Or if a person strikes someone with a wooden object in his hand that could kill someone, and the victim dies, that person is a murderer. The murderer must certainly be put to death.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Or anyone who strikes another with a weapon of wood in hand that could cause death, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
Good News Translation®   
“If, however, any of you use a weapon of iron or stone or wood to kill someone, you are guilty of murder and are to be put to death.
Wycliffe Bible   
If a man smitten with a staff dieth, he shall be venged by the blood of the smiter. (If someone struck with a staff dieth, he shall be avenged by the death of the person who struck him.)
Contemporary English Version   
Suppose you hit someone with a piece of iron or a large stone or a dangerous wooden tool. If that person dies, then you are a murderer and must be put to death
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Or if he struck him down with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Or anyone who strikes another with a weapon of wood in hand that could cause death, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Or anyone who strikes another with a weapon of wood in hand that could cause death, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Or if someone strikes with a wood object in hand that could cause death, he is a murderer. The murderer must definitely be put to death.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Or if he struck his victim down [intentionally] with a wooden object in hand, which may cause a person to die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall certainly be put to death.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Or if he struck him down with a wooden tool that could cause death, and he died, he is a murderer. The murderer shall be put to death.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Or if someone strikes another with a death-dealing club in the hand and death results, that person is a murderer, and the murderer must be put to death.
New American Standard Bible   
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 Expanded Bible   
Anyone who picks up a piece of wood and ·kills [L strikes] someone with it is a murderer. He must be put to death.
Tree of Life Version   
Or if someone has a wooden object that could kill and strikes anyone so that he dies, he is a murderer and the murderer must be put to death.
Revised Standard Version   
Or if he struck him down with a weapon of wood in the hand, by which a man may die, and he died, he is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
New International Reader's Version   
Or suppose a person is holding a wooden object that could kill. And they use it to hit and kill someone. Then that person is a murderer and must be put to death.
BRG Bible   
Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Or if he hits him with a wood utensil in his hand capable of killing someone, and he dies, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Or anyone who strikes another with a weapon of wood in hand that could cause death, and death ensues, is a murderer; the murderer shall be put to death.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Or if he strike him with a keli in his hand that could kill, and he die, he is a rotze’ach; the rotze’ach shall surely be put to death.
Names of God Bible   
Or if any of you picks up a piece of wood as a weapon and uses it to kill another person, you are a murderer. Murderers must be put to death.
Modern English Version   
Or if he strikes him with a weapon of wood in hand, by which he could die, and he dies, he is a murderer. The murderer shall surely be put to death.
Easy-to-Read Version   
If you use a piece of wood large enough to kill someone and you kill another person, you are a murderer, and you must die.
International Children’s Bible   
A person might pick up a piece of wood that could kill someone. If he kills someone with it, he is a murderer. He must be put to death.
Lexham English Bible   
Or if he hit him with a wooden object, by which he will die, and he does die, he is a killer; the killer must surely be put to death.
New International Version - UK   
Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.