“But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.”
Exodus 21:14 (KJV) |
Exodus 21:14
From Exodus 21, in the Book of Exodus (Old Testament).
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He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
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And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
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But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
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And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
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And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.