Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha TMBA
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14 Ye shall give three cities on this side of the Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
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Give three on this side of the Jordan and three in Canaan as cities of refuge.
15 These six cities shall be a refuge both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them, that every one who killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
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These six towns will be a place of refuge for Israelites and for foreigners residing among them, so that anyone who has killed another accidentally can flee there.
16 "`And if he smite him with an instrument of iron so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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“ ‘If anyone strikes someone a fatal blow with an iron object, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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Or if anyone is holding a stone and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
18 Or if he smite him with a hand weapon of wood wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
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Or if anyone is holding a wooden object and strikes someone a fatal blow with it, that person is a murderer; the murderer is to be put to death.
19 The avenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer; when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
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The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death; when the avenger comes upon the murderer, the avenger shall put the murderer to death.
20 But if he thrust him out of hatred, or hurl at him by lying in wait so that he die,
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If anyone with malice aforethought shoves another or throws something at them intentionally so that they die
21 or in enmity smite him with his hand so that he die, he that smote him shall surely be put to death, for he is a murderer: the avenger of blood shall slay the murderer when he meeteth him.
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or if out of enmity one person hits another with their fist so that the other dies, that person is to be put to death; that person is a murderer. The avenger of blood shall put the murderer to death when they meet.
22 "`But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him anything without lying in wait,
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“ ‘But if without enmity someone suddenly pushes another or throws something at them unintentionally
23 or with any stone wherewith a man may die, seeing him not and casting it upon him so that he die, and was not his enemy neither sought his harm,
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or, without seeing them, drops on them a stone heavy enough to kill them, and they die, then since that other person was not an enemy and no harm was intended,
24 then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the avenger of blood according to these judgments.
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the assembly must judge between the accused and the avenger of blood according to these regulations.
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