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Exodus 21:12-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Exodus 21:12-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Laws about Personal Injury
12 “Whoever strikes a person so that he dies must be put to death.(A) 13 But if he didn’t intend any harm,[a] and yet God caused it to happen by his hand, I will appoint a place for you where he may flee.(B) 14 If a person schemes and willfully[b] acts against his neighbor to murder him, you must take him from My altar to be put to death.(C)
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- Exodus 21:13 Lit he was not lying in wait
- Exodus 21:14 Or maliciously
Exodus 21:12-14
New International Version
Exodus 21:12-14
New International Version
Personal Injuries
12 “Anyone who strikes a person with a fatal blow is to be put to death.(A) 13 However, if it is not done intentionally, but God lets it happen, they are to flee to a place(B) I will designate. 14 But if anyone schemes and kills someone deliberately,(C) that person is to be taken from my altar and put to death.(D)
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