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Exodus 21:12
He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.
Exodus 21:12 · Bible in Basic English
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Exodus 21:12 in other translations
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
“One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
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In context
9 And if he gives her to his son, he is to do everything for her as if she was his daughter.
10 And if he takes another woman, her food and clothing and her married rights are not to be less.
11 And if he does not do these three things for her, she has the right to go free without payment.
12 He who gives a man a death-blow is himself to be put to death.
13 But if he had no evil purpose against him, and God gave him into his hand, I will give you a place to which he may go in flight.
14 But if a man makes an attack on his neighbour on purpose, to put him to death by deceit, you are to take him from my altar and put him to death.
15 Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.
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