- for the ransom:
- "If¹ men²¹ strive,ª° and hurtª° a womanª with child,ª so that her fruitª departª° [from her], and yet no¹ mischief¹ follow:²¹ he shall be surely²° punished,ª° according as¹ the woman'sª husbandª will layª° upon¹ him; and he shall payª° as the judgesª [determine]." {Exd 21:22} + "When¹ thou takestª°¹ the sumª of the childrenª of Israelª after their number,ª° then shall they giveª° every manª a ransomª for his soulª unto the LORD,ª when thou numberestª° them; that there be¹ no¹ plagueª among them, when [thou] numberestª° them." {Exd 30:12} + "Moreover ye shall takeª° no¹ satisfactionª for the lifeª of a murderer,ª° which¹ [is] guiltyª of death:ª° but¹ he shall be surely²° put to death.ª° ... So ye shall not¹ polluteª°¹ the landª wherein¹ ye¹ [are]: for¹ bloodª it¹ defilethª°¹ the land:ª and the landª cannot¹ be cleansedª° of the bloodª that¹ is shedª° therein, but¹¹ by the bloodª of him that shedª° it." {Num 35:31-33} + "The ransomª of a man'sª lifeª [are] his riches:ª but the poorª° hearethª° not¹ rebuke.ª" {Prv 13:8}
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