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Exodus 21:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
Exodus 21:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 ¶ (A)He that smiteth a man, and he die, shall die the death.
13 And if a man hath not laid wait, but [a]God hath offered him into his hand, then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee.
14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor to slay him with guile, (B)thou shalt take him from mine [b]altar, that he may die.
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- Exodus 21:13 Though a man be killed at unawares, yet it is God’s providence that it should so be.
- Exodus 21:14 The holiness of the place ought not to defend the murderer.
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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