Exodus 21:12-17 (Good News Translation)
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"Whoever hits someone and kills him is to be put to death. 1
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But if it was an accident and he did not mean to kill him, he can escape to a place which I will choose for you, and there he will be safe. 2
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But when someone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.
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"Whoever hits his father or his mother is to be put to death.
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"Whoever kidnaps someone, either to sell him or to keep him as a slave, is to be put to death. 3
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"Whoever curses his father or his mother is to be put to death. 4
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission. (The Good News Translation - The Holy Bible Online)
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