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Exodus 21:12

Justice

10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

13 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.

14 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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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Whoever strikes and kills a man must surely be put to death.
KJV
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
WEB
“One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
ASV
He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
DARBY
He that striketh a man, so that he die, shall certainly be put to death.
BLB
The one who strikes a man so that he dies must surely be put to death.
ÅB
Den som slår et menneske så det dør, han skal late livet.
OTB
«Enhver som slår en person slik at de dør, skal sannelig bli dømt til døden.
B1930
Den som slår et menneske så det dør, han skal visselig late livet.

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