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Exodus 21:20
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Exodus 21:20
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20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.
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Exodus 21:20
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Exodus 21:20
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20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result,
Romans 13:4
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Romans 13:4
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4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
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Romans 13:4
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Romans 13:4
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4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.(A)
Isaiah 58:3-4
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Isaiah 58:3-4
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3 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
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Isaiah 58:3-4
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Isaiah 58:3-4
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Proverbs 29:19
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Proverbs 29:19
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19 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer.
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Proverbs 29:19
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Proverbs 29:19
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19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;
though they understand, they will not respond.
Deuteronomy 19:21
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Deuteronomy 19:21
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21 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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Deuteronomy 19:21
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Deuteronomy 19:21
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Numbers 35:30-33
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Numbers 35:30-33
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30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
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Numbers 35:30-33
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Numbers 35:30-33
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30 “‘Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.(A)
31 “‘Do not accept a ransom(B) for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.
32 “‘Do not accept a ransom for anyone who has fled to a city of refuge and so allow them to go back and live on their own land before the death of the high priest.
33 “‘Do not pollute the land where you are. Bloodshed pollutes the land,(C) and atonement cannot be made for the land on which blood has been shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
Numbers 35:19
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Numbers 35:19
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19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
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Numbers 35:19
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Numbers 35:19
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19 The avenger of blood(A) shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.(B)
Exodus 21:26-27
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Exodus 21:26-27
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26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
27 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
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Exodus 21:26-27
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Exodus 21:26-27
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26 “An owner who hits a male or female slave in the eye and destroys it must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. 27 And an owner who knocks out the tooth of a male or female slave must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.
Genesis 9:6
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Genesis 9:6
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6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
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Genesis 9:6
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Genesis 9:6
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Genesis 4:24
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Genesis 4:24
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24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
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Genesis 4:24
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Genesis 4:24
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Genesis 4:15
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Genesis 4:15
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15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
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Genesis 4:15
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Genesis 4:15
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15 But the Lord said to him, “Not so[a]; anyone who kills Cain(A) will suffer vengeance(B) seven times over.(C)” Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him.
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- Genesis 4:15 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew Very well
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